[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Pleasant
Hills 2-17-2003 by Ord. No. 814. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any paintball gun/device which is designed or intended to expel a projectile
containing paint, ink, or similar material which can cause injury to people
or property shall be recognized as a nuisance device and be subject to this
chapter.
Any person discharging a paintball gun or similar device within the
Borough of Pleasant Hills shall, upon hearing, be subject to a finding of
violation of this chapter and/or disorderly conduct.
No person shall, within the limits of the Borough, on any public property,
including but not limited to public parks, public streets, playgrounds, open
space, recreation facilities or any other public facility, discharge or cause
to set off a paintball gun.
This chapter specifically excludes any business engaged in the operation
of paintball games operating within the appropriate zoning district in which
the discharge of paintball guns is carried out in an approved controlled environment.
This chapter specifically excludes the operation of a paintball gun
on private property contingent upon the use of such paintball device being
limited to a target which is protected by an appropriate barrier from other
private property and prevents damage to same. Under no circumstance shall
paintball guns be permitted to be aimed at other human beings and/or animals;
this exclusion applies only to an appropriate target on private property.
Violations of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of up to $300
for the first offense and not more than $1,000 for any subsequent offense.
The cost of prosecution before the District Justice, and restitution in an
amount determined by the court for damages to person or property suffered
by victims as a result of violation of this chapter, shall be the responsibility
of the individual who violates this chapter.
