58 Pa. Code § 135.182a - Shotgun ranges
(a)
Shotgun ranges. In addition to §
135.2 (relating to unlawful
actions), the following pertain to lands under Commission ownership, lease or
jurisdiction designated as shotgun ranges:
(1)
Shotgun ranges are open for use from 8 a.m., prevailing time, until sunset
Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to sunset Sunday, unless posted
otherwise by the Commission.
(2) A
person using a shotgun range is responsible for keeping the area clean and free
of debris, and may not discard, deposit, leave or throw litter, except in
approved refuse containers. Range users shall remove all targets from range
backboards, if applicable, and collect used cartridge casings or shotshell
hulls when their shooting is completed and prior to leaving the
range.
(3) The Commission is not
responsible for anyone injured on a shotgun range. An individual using a
shotgun range does so at their own risk and assumes all responsibility for
injuries to a person or property caused by or to them.
(4) When more than one person is using a
shotgun range, a range officer shall be designated.
(5) A person under 16 years of age may not
use a shotgun range unless they are properly accompanied and supervised by a
person 18 years of age or older.
(6) The Commission or any designated local
representative may close a shotgun range by posting appropriate signs to that
effect. A person may not use a shotgun range during a period when the range is
designated as closed.
(b)
Prohibited acts. At a shotgun range located on land under
Commission ownership, lease or jurisdiction, except when authorized by the
appropriate regional director or a designee, it is unlawful to:
(1) Discharge a firearm from any location
other than an established shooting station or shooting location on the
designated firing line.
(2)
Discharge a firearm on a shotgun patterning range at any target other than a
paper target placed on a stationary target backboard mounted by the
Commission.
(3) Discharge armor
piercing, incendiary, explosive, tracer or single projectile
ammunition.
(4) Be intoxicated, use
or possess an intoxicating beverage or controlled substance.
(5) Discharge an automatic firearm.
(6) Load or discharge a firearm that contains
more than three rounds of multiple projectile ammunition.
(7) Target or shoot at clay birds anywhere on
the range except areas designated by the director by signs stating that clay
bird shooting is permitted.
(8)
Load or discharge a firearm or use a range facility for any reason without
possessing a valid Pennsylvania hunting or furtaker license or a
Commission-issued range permit signed by its holder. This prohibition does not
apply to persons 15 years of age or younger or up to one person accompanying
another person in possession of a valid Pennsylvania hunting or furtaker
license or a Commission-issued range permit.
(9) Operate, manipulate or discharge a
firearm in negligent disregard for the safety of other persons present at or
nearby the range. This prohibition is specifically intended to include loading
a firearm, operating or manipulating a loaded firearm, or discharging a firearm
anywhere on a shotgun range while another person is downrange of the firing
line.
(10) Use or discharge any
single projectile ammunition.
(11)
Use or discharge multiple projectile ammunition on a clay bird range that is
larger than # 4 lead, # 2 steel or # 4 of any other composition or alloys of
nontoxic shot approved by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service or an authorized representative under
50 CFR
20.134 (relating to approval of nontoxic shot
types and shot coatings).
(12)
Throw, target or shoot clay birds on a clay bird range that are composed of any
substance other than baked clay, limestone or other biodegradable
material.
(13) Throw clay birds on
a clay bird range from any location other than the designated firing
line.
(14) Use the range in
violation of any other requirement of this section or posted
signage.
Notes
The provisions of this § 135.182a added under 34 Pa.C.S. § 721(a).
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