New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 542 - Firearms
Section 542.7 - Safety standards for securing firearms and ammunition
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 542.7
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Individuals who are authorized by the commissioner or his or her designee or facility director to possess firearms on the grounds of a facility shall meet all safety standards described in this section.
(1) All firearms and ammunition
possessed by employees living on the grounds of a State-operated facility shall
be stored only in the employee's room or home.
(2) All firearms and ammunition possessed in
family care homes shall be stored in a section of the home which is not
ordinarily accessible to residents.
(3) All firearms and ammunition in family
care homes shall be stored in separate double-locked cabinets which are in
separate locations. Under no circumstances shall firearms and ammunition be
stored in the same cabinet.
(4)
Keys to storage cabinets in family care homes shall not be accessible to
residents.
(5) All firearms which
are part of a gun collection shall be rendered inoperable by removal of the
firing mechanism.
(b) The facility safety officer shall inspect all firearms, ammunition and storage arrangements in family care homes at least twice each calendar year.
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