VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION
MUNICIPAL CODE

1. shoot with or use a bow and arrow or air gun in or over any street, road, park, or public ground, except as part of a recreational program operated under the auspices of the School Department or municipal recreational department;
2. discharge a gun, pistol, revolver, BB gun, air rifle, pellet gun or other firearm within the Village, except in the performance of a legal duty or in self-protection; or within the boundaries of a farm by the farm owner or members of his/her family to protect livestock or crops on a farm, provided any bullet or projectile does not go beyond the boundaries of the farm.
3. allow an arrow to be discharged across any property line;
4. engage in target practice with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood without first ensuring the existence of suitable barriers to prevent an arrow from crossing any property line;
5. use any arrows which do not identify in indelible ink the owner and operator of the associated bow.

1. carry on such person at all times a valid license and a card evidencing successful completion of the State's bow and arrow training course;
2. use only arrows identifying in indelible ink the owner and operator of the associated bow; and
3. only discharge his/her bow and arrow when he/she is at a distance of more than 300 feet in all directions from any building or freestanding structure.

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