No person shall, from and after the effective date of this subchapter, discharge any pistol, revolver, shotgun, or rifle within the township, except under the following circumstances.
(A) Authorized officers of the law are permitted to discharge their firearms or rifle at any time in the performance of their duties.
(B) A person may discharge a firearm or rifle for the protection of life and/or property, to the extent otherwise allowed by law.
(C) A person may discharge a firearm or rifle for target practice purposes, in a safe manner, upon any sport shooting range in existence prior to January 1, 2017, that is operating in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances.
(D) A person may discharge a firearm in connection with otherwise lawful hunting activities allowed by the state.
(E) A person may discharge a firearm (between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and the earliest of sunset or 8:30 p.m.) on any parcel of land with a lot area, as defined by the Zoning Code, of ten acres or larger which is located in any area zoned Agricultural, Rural Preserve, or Rural Residential as defined by the Zoning Code.
(Ord. 26, passed 8-14-2017) Penalty, see § 93.99