[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors 1-2-1962 by Ord. No. 32. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall, except in necessary defense of person or property, use any rifle or pistol of a caliber of .22 center or rim fire or greater within the Township of Marshall, except as herein provided.
No person shall, except in necessary defense of person or property, fire or discharge any rifle or pistol of a caliber of .22 center or rim fire or greater within the Township of Marshall, except as herein provided.
[Amended 10-5-1994 by Ord. No. 263]
A rifle or pistol range, where the use and discharge of firearms shall be allowed in a controlled environment, shall be permitted subject to approval of the Zoning Officer in accordance with the following requirements:
A. 
The range shall not exceed 100 yards in length except at a regulated game preserve, sportsmen's association or other such organization wherein the length of the target range shall depend upon terrain and other safety factors as determined by the Zoning Officer.
B. 
The backstop of the range shall be a hill, clear of all objects from which bullets might ricochet and of such size and character that a miss of the target by the rifle or pistol used by at least 15 feet could not penetrate the hill backstop.
C. 
No part of the range shall be within 150 yards of a dwelling.
D. 
No part of the range shall be within 50 yards of a public highway.
E. 
No more than 20 shooters shall be permitted at one time, regardless of the number of targets.
F. 
Applications in duplicate shall be filed with the Zoning Officer, said duplicate application to have attached thereto a plan of the territory intended to be utilized, which plan shall show that the area meets the requirement of Subsections C and D aforesaid.
G. 
The application for permit shall be accompanied by payment of the sum as provided in Chapter 71, Fees.
H. 
The Zoning Officer shall personally view the premises upon application.
I. 
After consideration of the application, the duplicate application shall be marked "Approved" or "Disapproved" by the Zoning Officer, signed, dated and one copy retained by the Zoning Officer and the other mailed or delivered to the applicant.
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 3 of Ord. No. 32, which dealt with transportation of firearms, was repealed 10-5-1994 by Ord. No. 263.
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of rifles or firearms by police officers in the performance of their duties, in target practice or in any other function of their employment.
Owners or lessors of 15 or more acres of ground wherein such ground is used for agricultural or farming purposes or for the raising of livestock for market shall be permitted to use rifles or pistols for the destruction of pests such as groundhogs, rats, crows and other animals and fowl when such destruction is otherwise permitted by law.
[Added at time of adoption of Code]
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit any activity permitted by the Pennsylvania Game and Wildlife Code.
[Amended 10-5-1994 by Ord. No. 263]
Any person who shall violate this Chapter shall, upon summary conviction thereof before any District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $600, plus the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, may be sentenced and committed to the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.