[Adopted 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-3]
No person shall purposely or knowingly feed
or supply salt to white tailed deer in said Borough on lands either
publicly or privately owned.
It shall be assumed that the person is purposely
or knowingly feeding or supplying salt to deer unless the feed or
salt is placed on a platform that is raised at least four feet off
the ground and has a lip around the edge of the platform or the feed
is placed on a platform that is raised five feet off the ground, or
the feed or salt is placed in a feeder whose opening is sufficiently
restricted so as to prevent deer from accessing the feed.
A.
Nothing in this article shall affect state, county,
or regional deer management plans or anyone possessing a special deer
management permit that has been issued by any governmental agency.
B.
Nothing in this article shall affect any hunter legally
engaged in baiting for the purpose of hunting pursuant to a valid
hunting license on lands that allow hunting. It is acknowledged that
hunting within New Hope Borough itself is extremely limited.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon first summary conviction thereof, be punishable
by a minimum fine of up to $100. Each violation of any of the provisions
of this article shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
When second and/or subsequent violations are committed by the same
person or entity within any twelve-month period, the fine shall be
double the amount of the previous fine up to a maximum of $1,000 for
each separate and distinct offense.
