Buffalo Wyoming Public Notices

Ordinance No 1307
Aug 20, 2008
Author: City Council

ORDINANCE NO. 1307

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, SECTION 12 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO, WYOMING.

WHEREAS, the City finds it necessary to amend certain sections of the Code of the Town of the City of Buffalo that refer to firearms, fireworks, and hunting.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the Town of the City of Buffalo, Wyoming:
SECTION 1:

WHEREAS, the current Code of the Town of the City of Buffalo reads as follows:

SEC. 16-12. FIREWORKS, FIREARMS, ETC. – SHOOTING.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall fire any cannon, gun, rifle, pistol, muzzle loader or firearms of any kind, or fire or explode any squib, rocket, firecracker or roman candle or other combustible fireworks within the City limits of the City of Buffalo, Wyoming, or on any lands owned by the City of Buffalo lying outside the limits of the Town of the City of Buffalo, including Canyon Park lands; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any authorized military company drilling under the command of any officer thereof, or for the use of firearms in lawful defense of the person, family or property of any person, OR the authorized use of the Buffalo Outdoor Shooting Site. (Ord. 1144, § 1, 12/95)

SEC. 16-12A. HUNTING.
No hunting shall be allowed on any lands within the City Limits of Buffalo, Wyoming or on any lands owned by the City of Buffalo lying outside the City limits, except; archery hunting only shall be permitted during the official hunting season authorized by the State of Wyoming, Game and Fish Department on the following lands to wit:

Township 50 North, Range 82 West, 6th P.M.
Section 6: N1/2NE1/4, S1/2NE1/4,
S1/2NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4

Township 50 North, Range 83 West, 6th P.M.
Section 1: Lots Two (2), Three (3), SW1/4NE1/4;
NW1/4SE1/4, N1/2SW1/4;
Section 2: N1/2SE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4;
Section 3: SE1/4SE1/4;
Section 10: NE1/4NE1/4.

(Ord. 1144, § 2, 12/95)

SECTION 2:

WHEREAS, the Code of the Town of the City of Buffalo shall be amended to read as follows:

SEC. 16-2. FIREWORKS, FIREARMS, SHOOTING, ETC. .

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall fire any bow-attached arrow-shooting apparatus, cannon, gun, rifle, pistol, muzzle loader, air rifle, paintball gun or firearms of any kind, or explode any squib, rocket, firecracker or roman candle or other combustible fireworks within the City limits of the City of Buffalo, Wyoming, or on any lands owned by the City of Buffalo lying outside the limits of the Town of the City of Buffalo, including Canyon Park lands; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any authorized military company drilling under the command of any officer thereof, or for the use of firearms in lawful defense of the person, family or property of any person, OR the authorized use of the Buffalo Outdoor Shooting Site.

SEC. 16-12A. HUNTING.

No hunting shall be allowed on any lands within the City Limits of Buffalo, Wyoming or on any lands owned by the City of Buffalo lying outside the City limits, except for the following:

Archery hunting only, for deer and antelope and turkey only, shall be permitted during the official hunting season authorized by the State of Wyoming, Game and Fish Department and limited to the City’s officially designated hunting zones and private property over twenty (20) acres in size. A written permit is required to hunt these designated hunting zones, and shall be acquired from the Buffalo Police Department prior to accessing these lands for hunting. The City’s Deer Management Policy shall be referenced for the full regulations of the management of hunting within the City’s officially designated hunting zones. A copy of the Deer Management Policy shall be available for public review at the City of Buffalo, City Hall, 46 North Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming 82834.

Exception: Archery hunting on land owned by the Veteran's Home of Wyoming, although within the City Limits of Buffalo, is controlled by the State of Wyoming and remains unregulated by this or any other City Ordinance or the City’s archery hunting permit process. Public access to the City of Buffalo’s Water Treatment Plant and the City of Buffalo’s Wastewater Treatment Plant properties is strictly prohibited and no hunting is permitted on either the Water Treatment or Wastewater properties. Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Discharging any bow-attached arrow-shooting apparatus within 200 ft of any public or private roadway, building, trail/path, waterway, or vehicle is strictly prohibited.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sec. 16-12 or 16-12A, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one-hundred dollars (0.00). Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.

SECTION 3:

This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication in accordance with law.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO, WYOMING, THIS ______DAY OF _________________, 2008.
________________________________ Michael R. Johnson, Mayor

ATTEST:_______________________________
Julie Silbernagel, City Clerk