Bylaw No 407, 1989 Firearms and Fire Cracker Regulation
Gold River, British Columbia
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VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER
Bylaw No. 407
A bylaw to regulate the sale and exploding of
firecrackers and prohibit the discharge of
firearms.
WHEREAS Section 933 (l)(a) RSBC 1979,
authority to regulate the discharging
exploding of fireworks;
Chapter 290
of firearms
provides for
and the sale
the
and
NOW
THEREFORE
the Council of the Village of Gold River,
in open
meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
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In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires the
following words shall have the meaning:
a.
"Fireworks" -
includes cannon crackers, fireballs, fire
crackers,
mines,
Roman
candles,
sky
rockets,
squibs,
torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework
by regulation.
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"Firearms II
includes any gun using, as a propellant,
compressed air, explosives or gas.
The "Fireworks Act
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RSBC 1979, Chapter 135 applies within
the Municipality of Gold River.
A person shall not, except between October 24 and November 1
in any year, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks.
The Fire Commissioner may designate fireworks that may not
be sold to a minor without the written permission of his
parent or guardian.
Fireworks may be sold to and discharged by a per son or
organization at a public display if the public display is
held with the written permission of the Fire Commissioner or
any of his local assistants having jurisdiction in the
Village of Gold River.
A
person
shall
not
discharge
any
firearm
within
the
Municipal boundaries of the Village of Gold River.
A person who contravenes this bylaw by doing an act that it
forbids, or omitting to do an act that it requires to be
done, commits an offense and is liable
on conviction to a
penalty not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) with
each offense.
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"District of Gold River Firearms and Fire Cracker Regulation
Bylaw No. 10, 1966" is hereby rescinded.
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Village of
Gold River Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989.
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the first time this b J._ day of S~ ,G-H f!JG-P--,
, 1989.
the second time this b cl. day of S G-P i 15-'H ft> G,fl..,
, 1989.
the t hird time this b d.. day of ~G-P ,GJ-1 oGtL-
, 1989.
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the Council of t he Village of Gold
River,
signed by the
Mayor,..,,and
the Clerk,
and
SEALED
with the
Corporate Seal all on the
L/ .!c
day of Q c._yc:JpG,(L,
, 1989 .
M.A. Fiddick
MAYOR
D. Hildebrandt
CLERK