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§ 4501. General immunity for noise

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 23A. Noise Pollution Exemption for Shooting Ranges
35 P.S. § 4501
§ 4501. General immunity for noise
All owners of rifle, pistol, silhouette, skeet, trap, blackpowder or other ranges in this Commonwealth shall be exempt and immune from any civil action or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or noise pollution resulting from the normal and accepted shooting activity on ranges, provided that the owners of the ranges are in compliance with any applicable noise control laws or ordinances extant at the time construction of the range was initiated. If there were no noise control laws or ordinances extant at the time construction of the range was initiated, then the immunity granted by this act shall apply to said ranges.

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1988, June 2, P.L. 452, No. 74, § 1, imd. effective. Amended 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 986, No. 130, § 1, retroactive effective June 2, 1988.
35 P.S. § 4501, PA ST 35 P.S. § 4501
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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