[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Charter Township
of Oakland 10-7-1978 by Ord. No. 20; amended in its entirety 10-10-1987 by Ord. No.
20-1 (Ch. 16, Art. VII, Div. 2, Sec. 16-326, of
the 2007 Code of Ordinances). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Hunting with or the discharge of a firearm is prohibited in the Township, except shotguns, flintlock or percussion cap muzzleloading rifles, 0.44 caliber or larger, may be used during those seasons open to the taking of wild animals and wild birds. This rule shall not apply to the discharge of firearms at target ranges under permit as may be authorized by the local unit of government, and shall not apply to those areas described in § 235-2A, B and C.
A.
Hunting
for a wild animal or wild bird with a firearm or bow and arrow or
the discharge of a firearm or bow and arrow is prohibited within the
following described area in the Township: beginning at the intersection
of the center lines of Romeo Road and Rochester Road, T4N, R11E; thence
southerly and southwesterly on Rochester Road to the intersection
with the center line of Predmore Road; thence westerly 1367.31 feet;
thence North 0°59'40" east, 1324.73 feet; thence south 89°41'00"
east 674.30 feet; thence north along west line of Section 2 to a point
450 feet lakeward of the shoreline of Cranberry Lake; thence easterly,
northerly and westerly along a line 450 feet lakeward of the shoreline
of Cranberry Lake to the west line of Log Cabin Club Subdivision as
recorded in Liber 46 of Plats, Page 12, Oakland County Records; thence
north 5°08'00" west along that subdivision line as extended
to the center line of Romeo Road; thence easterly on the center line
of Romeo Road to the point of beginning. However, target shooting
is permitted in this area at ranges approved by the Township legislative
body.
B.
Hunting
with or the discharge of a firearm is unlawful in that portion of
the Township described as follows: beginning at a point where the
Penn Central Railroad enters Oakland Township in Section 33, T4N,
R11E; thence north on a line following the Penn Central Railroad tracks
to the center of Section 20, T4N, R11E; thence west on the 1/4 line
of Section 20 and Section 19, T4N, R11E, to the center of Section
19, T4N, R11E; thence north on the 1/4 line of Section 19 and Section
18, T4N, R11E, to Orion Road; thence Northwest on Orion Road to the
west line of Oakland Township; thence north on the west line of Oakland
Township to Stoney Creek Road; thence east on Stoney Creek Road to
Adams Road; thence south on Adams Road to Orion Road; thence southeasterly
on Orion Road to where the Detroit Edison powerline crosses Orion
Road; thence east along the Detroit Edison powerline to Collins Road;
thence south on Collins Road to Orion Road; thence south on Orion
Road to Snell Road; thence east on Snell Road to Sheldon Road; thence
south on Sheldon Road to the south line of Oakland Township; thence
west on the south line of Oakland Township to the point of beginning.
C.
Hunting
with or the discharge of a firearm is unlawful in that portion of
the Township described as follows: beginning at a point where Gunn
Road intersects with Hadden Road; thence north on Hadden Road to Buell
Road; thence east on Buell Road to Hixon Road; thence south on Hixon
Road to Gunn Road; thence west on Gunn Road to the point of beginning.
Hunting with or the discharge of firearms is unlawful within the following
described portions of the Township:
(1)
All of Section 4, T4N, R11E.
(2)
That portion of Section 6, T4N, R11E, not located within the Bald
Mountain State Recreation area.
(3)
All of the SW 1/4 of Section 13, T4N, R11E.
(4)
All of Section 18, T4N, R11E, except that land owned by the State
Department of Environmental Quality.
(5)
That portion of Section 20, T4N, R11E, located on the south side
of the Penn Central Railroad.
(6)
All of the NE 1/4 of Section 23, T4N, R11E.
(7)
All of the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 23, T4N, R11E.
(8)
All of the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, T4N, R11E.
(9)
All of the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 24, T4N, R11E.
(10)
That portion of Section 27, T4N, R11E, located north of Snell
Road.
(11)
All of Section 28.
(12)
All of the SW 1/4 of Section 32, T4N, R11E.
(13)
That portion of Section 33, T4N, R11E, lying west of the Penn
Central Railroad.
All words and phrases used in this chapter shall be construed
and have the same meanings as those words and phrases defined in Part
419, Public Act No. 451 of 1994 (MCLA § 324.41901 et seq.).
