Due to the density of the population in the
Township of Lower Makefield, it is necessary that the use of firearms
be regulated for the protection of the public health and safety and
that the unauthorized discharge of firearms be prohibited.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
FIREARM
Includes but is not limited to any gun, shotgun, rifle, handgun,
pistol, pellet gun, BB gun, crossbow, bow and arrow, slingshot or
any other device which impels a projectile through the use of force.
Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful
to fire or discharge any firearm within the Township of Lower Makefield.
The careless, reckless or improper use of any
firearm tending to imperil or cause danger or harm to personal security
or to endanger the property of any person within the Township of Lower
Makefield is prohibited.
Any person or persons discharging a firearm
in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject
to a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600.) plus court
costs, including reasonable attorney fees. If the defendant neither
pays nor timely appeals the judgement, the township may enforce the
judgement pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each
days' continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Legible signs giving public notice of this chapter
shall be posted at or near the public highways at the boundaries of
the Township of Lower Makefield.