[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of West Vincent as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-13-2009 by Ord. No. 148]
The harvesting of white-tail deer populations on the areas of West Vincent Township open space property depicted on the attached Deer Management Program Map, attached as Exhibit "B," is hereby authorized by Township permit issued to qualified archery hunters on an annual basis.[1] This article is only applicable to open space property under the ownership of the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit B, the Deer Management Program Map, is on file in the Township office.
The White Tail Deer Regulated Archery Hunting Program Rules and Regulations, attached hereto as Exhibit "A," are hereby adopted.[1] All participants in the regulated archery hunting program are required to comply with the rules and regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A, the Hunting Program Rules and Regulations, is on file in the Township office.
The Deer Management Program Map, attached hereto as Exhibit "B," is hereby adopted. Harvesting of white-tail deer pursuant to the White Tail Deer Regulated Archery Hunting Program shall only be permitted on those designated areas of the Deer Management Program Map.
A. 
Harvesting pursuant to the White Tail Deer Regulated Archery Hunting Program shall be limited to archery hunting (i.e., compound, recurve or long bow, or crossbow), by permit issued by West Vincent Township, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Game Commission archery hunting season schedule.
B. 
Hunting on Township property is only permitted from dawn to dusk, Monday through Saturday.
Prior to the commencement of the hunting schedule, the Township shall procure and post outwardly facing signs to inform residents: that a certain open space area for which a hunting permit has been issued is part of the Township's White Tail Deer Regulated Archery Hunting Program; that the archery hunting is occurring from the start date of the program to the end date of the program; and that residents in the Township open space property should wear brightly colored clothing to ensure visibility.
The West Vincent Township Police Department or its designees are authorized to enforce the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations attached hereto. In addition to any penalties prescribed by the Pennsylvania Game Law, any violation of this article shall constitute a summary offense, pursuant to 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 the Township of West Vincent before a Magisterial District Judge 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.