624.01 Disorderly conduct prohibited.
624.02 Disorderly conduct defined.
624.03 Community standards.
624.04 Children of tender age.
624.05 Other actions allowed.
624.06 Service to Borough in lieu of penalty.
624.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to suppress riots - see Borough Code Sec. 1028(3) (53 P.S. Sec. 46028(3))
Power to arrest for disorderly conduct and breach of peace - see Borough Code Sec. 1121 (53 P.S. Sec. 46121)
Power to regulate re morals - see Borough Code Sec. 1202(6)(53 P.S. Sec. 46202(6))
Power to regulate and enact ordinances re disorderly conduct - see Borough Code Sec. 1202(20) (53 P.S. Sec. 46202(20))
Mufflers; prevention of noise - see Vehicle Code Sec. 828 (75 P.S. Sec. 828)
Sound amplifiers - see B.R. & T. Ch. 864
Street and sidewalk obstructions - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 1020
No person shall engage in, participate in or aid or abet disorderly conduct, as the same is defined in Section 624.02, in the Borough.
(Ord. 649. Passed 8-10-64.)
As used in this chapter "disorderly conduct" means:
(a) To discharge on private or public property any firearm, spring gun or airgun or to cause to be propelled through the air any object from any slingshot, bow, blow tube or other mechanical device. This subsection shall not apply to:
(1) Law enforcement officers engaged in the performance of their duties or to properly supervised games or contests on private property, where the owner of such property or the responsible person in charge consents to the same and where no harm is likely to result to other persons or property; or
(2) The use of a firearm by a licensed and insured expert hunter for the purposes of deer population management conditioned on:
A. Receipt of and compliance by such hunter and the landowner of the property on which the hunt shall occur with all terms of a political subdivision control permit obtained from the Pennsylvania Game Commission; and
B. Execution of an agreement by the landowner and hunter agreeing to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Borough, its officers, employees and public officials.
(Ord. 654. Passed 2-8-65; Ord. 1021. Passed 8-11-08.)
(b) To throw or impel any ball, snowball, stone or other missile within or into any public street or public place or within or into private premises, except with the express permission of the owner of such premises;
(c) To write upon, deface, remove, injure, destroy or misuse any real or personal property belonging to or in the charge of the Borough or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or belonging to any private owner, without proper authorization from such owner;
(d) To obstruct, wholly or partially, any street or portion thereof or any private walk or entrance, personally, with a vehicle or in other manner, where such obstruction is avoidable and unnecessary;
(e) To interfere unnecessarily, directly or indirectly, with free access by the public to public facilities or to business establishments;
(f) To use, within the hearing or sight of members of the public, language that is unnecessarily loud or noisy, indecent, profane or threatening, or gestures, signs or postures that reasonably cause embarrassment, discomfort or fear to members of the public lawfully in the vicinity;
(g) To cause unnecessary noise in the Borough by human or mechanical means or by musical instruments at inappropriate and unsuitable times, where such sounds disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood;
(Ord. 649. Passed 8-10-64.)
(h) To quarrel, fight, scuffle or engage in any physical contest likely to disturb the peace or to cause injury to persons or property, in any public or private place, or to incite others to do so. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit innocent recreational sport or athletic contests conducted under proper auspices, where such activities do not violate any law of the Commonwealth or ordinance of the Borough;
(Ord. 665. Passed 12-11-67.)
(i) To carry upon one's person, openly or concealed, or to secrete, any deadly weapon or other physical object capable of being used as a weapon, with intent to use such weapon or object either offensively or defensively. The magistrate or judge hearing any such case may infer such intent from the fact that the defendant carried or secreted such weapon or other object;
(Ord. 654. Passed 2-8-65; Ord. 707. Passed 11-9-70.)
(j) To scale or attempt to scale any fence or barrier erected by the Borough, or through cooperation of the Borough with the governing body of any educational institution, public utility, railroad or other corporation, or with any private land owner, or intentionally to cause damage to be done to any such fence or barrier that has been erected to promote the health, safety and welfare of the public;
(Ord. 759. Passed 12 -9-74.)
(k) To be found in a drunken or intoxicated condition under circumstances tending to disturb the neighborhood or to cause a breach of the public peace; or
(Ord. 436. Passed 11-20-40.)
(l) To create objectionable odors, smoke, vibrations or electromagnetic interference beyond the property line.
(Ord. 918. Passed 2-10-97.)
(m) No person shall place, throw away or discard any rubbish, refuse, waste, trash or abandoned material of any kind upon public or private property in the Borough, except in receptacles provided for the purpose or in securely wrapped or tied bundles.
(Ord. 1012. Passed 5-14-07.)
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