[Adopted 8-20-1980 by Ord. No. 1496]
No person shall carry a knife with a blade greater than three inches
in length on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place
of business.
The provisions of § 318-9 of this article shall not apply to:
A.
Constables, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their
deputies, policemen of the commonwealth or its political subdivisions or other
law enforcement officers.
B.
Members of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United
States or of the National Guard or organized reserves when on duty.
C.
Any person engaged in the business of manufacturing,
repairing or dealing in knives or the agent or representative of any such
person having in his possession, using or carrying a knife in the usual or
ordinary course of such business.
D.
Any person while carrying a knife in a secure wrapper
from the place of purchase to his home or place of business or to a place
of repair, or back to his home or place of business, or in moving from one
place of abode or business to another.
E.
Persons licensed to hunt or fish in the commonwealth,
if such persons are actually hunting or fishing or are going to the places
where they desire to hunt or fish or returning from. such places.
The Captain of Police of the Township of Ridley is hereby authorized
to seize or remove and destroy any knife which shall be carried or concealed
by any person within the Township of Ridley in violation of this article.
[Amended 11-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1639]
Every person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
before a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000,
together with costs of prosecution, and upon default in the payment thereof,
be sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days.
