[Adopted 4-26-1982 by Ord. No. 174; amended in its entirety 5-23-2011 by Ord. No. 712]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues
or each section of this chapter which shall be found to have been
violated shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 678]
No hunting or trapping shall be permitted on Township-owned
property. It shall further be unlawful for any individual to discharge
a firearm or bow into or upon the Township-owned property. For the
purposes of this article, "hunting" shall be defined as any act or
furtherance of the taking or killing of any game or wildlife, or any
part or product thereof, including, but not limited to, chasing, tracking,
calling, pursuing, lying in wait, trapping, shooting (including shooting
at a game or wildlife facsimile), or wounding with any weapon or implement
any game or wildlife.
The Township staff shall be authorized to post notices on Township-owned
property, at reasonable intervals as determined by the Township, to
advise that no hunting shall be permitted thereon.
The Exeter Township Police Department or its designees are authorized
to enforce the provisions of this article. In addition to any penalties
prescribed by the Pennsylvania Game Law, any violation of this article
shall constitute a summary offense, pursuant the Second Class Township
Code. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article,
upon being found guilty thereof in an action commenced by Exeter Township
before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be ordered to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus all court
costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Township.
Such fines shall be collected as like fines are now collected by law;
and in default, the violator shall undergo imprisonment to the extent
allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Each day or
portion thereof in which a violation is found to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.