[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Palmer 1-25-1972 as Ord. No. 117. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 81.
The short title of this ordinance shall be the "Palmer Township Fire
Fighting Control Ordinance."
[Amended 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-365]
No person, partnership, corporation or organization shall interfere
with or participate in any way in fire fighting activities or respond to any
alarm of fire unless such person, partnership, corporation or organization
is requested to so participate or respond by the Fire Commissioner of Palmer
Township, or by the ranking officer of the Palmer Municipal Fire Department,
or unless such person is a member of the Palmer Municipal Fire Department
or an officer or employee of Palmer Township or the Pennsylvania State Police.
Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent any
individual person or industrial fire brigade from engaging in fire prevention
or in emergency fire fighting prior to the arrival of the Palmer Municipal
Fire Department at the scene of a fire.
[Amended 10-25-1988 by Ord.
No. 227]
A.
Any person, partnership, corporation or organization
who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, or any person,
partnership, corporation or organization who takes part in or assists in any
way in any such violation, shall be liable upon conviction before any Alderman,
District Magistrate or Justice of the Peace, to pay a fine or penalty to the
Township of Palmer, and for the use of the Township of Palmer, in an amount
not to exceed $600 or be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison not
exceeding 30 days, as provided by law.
B.
Each day of violation of the particular code or ordinance
applicable shall be considered a separate offense, for which the fines and
penalties stated herein may be imposed on a daily basis.
