[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Providence as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-7-1955 by Ord. No. 64 (Ch. 107, Art. I, of the 1990 Code)]
[Amended 12-7-1962 by Ord. No. 91; 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301; 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 316A]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged or permit to be discharged a rifle, handgun, pellet gun or other mechanism which propels a single projectile with force capable of inflicting bodily harm at any time within the borders of Upper Providence Township.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent the legitimate use of firearms by police officers or trap or skeet shooting where shotguns are used and where, from the point of discharge, there is a clear semicircular range in the direction of fire of not less than 800 feet. This article also shall not be construed to prevent hunting on private land with permission of the owner, as set forth in Article II of this chapter.
The discharge or the causing to be discharged or the permitting to be discharged of any firearms, air gun, weapons or other devices or mechanisms which propel a projectile with force contrary to the provisions of §§ 159-1 and 159-2 of this article are hereby declared to be public or common nuisances dangerous to life, limb and property and may be summarily abated by any police officer of the Township by confiscating the same. Each abatement may be in addition to fines and penalties hereinafter provided for.
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 1-4-1960 by Ord. No. 81 (Ch. 107, Art. II, of the 1990 Code)]
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301]
A. 
Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or gun on premises not owned or leased by said person, unless said person has written permission from the owner or lessee of the premises.
B. 
Hunting is prohibited on all Township-owned properties.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
This article shall not prohibit the owner, tenant or lessee or members of the household of such owner, tenant or lessee from hunting or gunning upon land occupied by such owner, tenant or lessee within this Township and on which he or they reside.
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301]
Any person having obtained written permission from the owner of a premises to hunt or gun thereon must carry said written permission on his person and promptly display such permission on request. Such permission shall be valid only during the year in which it was dated.
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.