As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FIREARM
Shall have the definition given to it by 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6102.
If the definition of “firearm” set forth in 18 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 6102 is amended after the effective date of this chapter,
this definition shall be automatically amended to reflect the definition
of “firearm” in 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6102.
REPORT
Verbal or written communication to the Cheltenham Township
Police Department that a firearm is lost or stolen and which results
in a written report prepared by the Police Department.
Any person who is the owner of a firearm, last known to be located
within Cheltenham Township, which is lost or stolen is required to
report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Cheltenham Township
Police Department within 72 hours after discovery of the loss or theft.
Failure to so report a lost or stolen firearm is a violation of this
section subject to the penalties set forth under this chapter.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be liable, upon conviction therefor for each firearm, to a penalty
not exceeding $1,000 for each count and every offense, and in default
of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Such
penalties shall be prosecuted and collected before any Magisterial
District Judge as like penalties are now by law prosecuted and collected.