[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Athens 7-13-1981 by Ord. No. 343, approved 7-13-1981 (Ch. 56 of
the 1977 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall discharge any rifle, shotgun,
crossbow, pistol, gun, slingshot or any other device which is capable
of discharging a projectile or which impels a projectile of any kind
with a force that can reasonably be expected to cause bodily harm,
which device is actuated by any firing mechanism, within the confines
of the Borough limits of the Borough of Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
A.
This chapter does
not apply to police officers and other officials who discharge their
firearms in the course of their duties.
B.
Nothing in this
chapter shall make it unlawful for:
(1)
Any person
to discharge said firearms or devices in defense of his person or
the persons of others or of his property;
(2)
Any person
to discharge a bow with practice arrows at a properly constructed
indoor or outdoor target range; and
(3)
Any person
to discharge a firearm at a properly constructed indoor target range.
[Amended 3-9-1998 by Ord. No. 513, approved 3-9-1998; at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine
of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the
penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for
collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and
each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute
a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under
this section, the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the
Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County.
