Article 01: Air Rifles

Municipal Code: 
Chapter 063: Firearms and Hunting

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen (now Town Council) of the Town of Durham: Art. I, 8-31-1957; Art. II, 12-1-1960. Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Durham: Art. III, 12-18-1989 as Ord. No. 89-03.  All amendments included at time of adoption of Code].

63-1. Possession by minors prohibited.

No minor under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be allowed to possess an air rifle. It is further ordained that any air rifle found in the possession of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be seized by the police and confiscated.

63-2.  Definitions.

As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

AIR RIFLE -- A gun which discharges any missile or shot, whether or not so propelled under high pressure from pumping or other means and/or which derives its force from a spring which is set by a cocking operation.