167-4 DISCHARGE OF MISSILE PROJECTING WEAPONS

A. It shall be unlawful to discharge any non-firearm or non-pneumatic missile projecting gun or weapons to include bows, crossbows, and slingshots within the Town, with the exception of the following:

      1. Any law enforcement officer in the performance of official duties;

      2. Any other person whose said willful act is otherwise justified or excusable at law in the protection of life or property, or is otherwise is specifically authorized by law;

      3. Any otherwise lawful discharge while actually engaged in target practice on shooting ranges or other facilities lawfully established and maintained.; and,

      4.Lawfully hunting deer pursuant to a specific grant of authority under a Deer Management Plan adopted by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Town Council.

(Ord. No. 3-12 Amended Entire Section 1-23-12-Effective Upon Passage)