[Ord. No. 207,
passed 6-3-1952]
It shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person
or persons, except duly constituted police and peace officers while
acting in the discharge of their official duties as such, to discharge
firearms of any kind within the territorial limits of the Township.
[Ord. No. 238,
passed 10-10-1957]
This chapter shall not apply to the following:
A.
The discharge of firearms when discharged at or within the boundaries
of any rifle, pistol or other firing range which may be hereafter
established within the said Township, provided, however, that written
application for the erection and operation of such range shall have
first been made to the Board, setting forth the location, detailed
plans and specifications of the construction thereof, type and size
of firearms to be operated therein and such other pertinent information
as may be required by the Board and, provided further, that the Board
shall by resolution have first approved said range as to location,
construction, type and size of firearms to be permitted and the days
and hours of operation of such range and shall have caused the Secretary-Manager
to issue a permit to the owners or operators thereof authorizing the
discharge of firearms therein in the manner and at the time specified
in such resolution.
B.
The discharge of a shotgun, loaded with shells or cartridges containing
only pellets and propellant charge, by any person licensed as a hunter
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any duly authorized department
of commission thereof, while such person shall be actually engaged
in the hunting of small game during any small-game hunting season
as established by law or by any such department or commission, provided,
however, that this exception shall not be construed to permit the
discharge of any firearm at any time or in any place or manner otherwise
prohibited by law or by regulation of any such department or commission.
[Ord. No. 134,
passed 3-20-1935]
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to sell,
offer for sale, or expose for sale, or have in his, her or its possession,
with intent to sell, use, discharge or cause to be discharged, ignited,
fired or otherwise set in action, within the limits of the Township,
any fireworks, firecrackers, sparklers, cannons using gunpowder for
ignition, or other pyrotechnics, except in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 134,
passed 3-20-1935; Ord. No. 437, passed 2-12-1997]
Permits for the public display of fireworks by properly qualified
individuals, firms or corporations, or by such officials under the
direct supervision of experts, may be issued by the Board in such
form as may be prescribed by the Board upon furnishing such information
as the Board and Chief of the Fire Department may require, and provide
that such display or displays shall be of such character and so located,
discharged or fired as in the opinion of the Chief of the Fire Department
of the Township, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to
property or endanger any person or persons, and provided further,
that the application for such license be made 30 days in advance of
the date of such display. The application for such a license shall
be accompanied by an application fee in such amount as shall be established
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
[Enacted at time of codification.]
The penalty for violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be in accordance with § 120.07 of the Codified Ordinances.
