Persons residing in permanent farm residences of the University are exempt from this prohibition and may maintain weapons at these locations. No person shall store any weapon in a vehicle on campus. At University Park, storage facilities are available at University Police for the lawfully possessed personal weapons of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Persons may carry or transport weapons to and from University Police for storage purposes. Persons who have been authorized to use weapons for educational, instructional, occupational, or recreational purposes, as authorized in paragraph seven below, may carry or transport such weapons to and from the authorized activity.
Firearms are to be unloaded during such transport and while in storage.
Weapons authorized by the Pennsylvania Game Law may be used and possessed for hunting during hunting season by licensed hunters on non-developed wooded and farm areas of University property, and then when not otherwise posted. Possession of commercially available aerosol dispensers of nonlethal chemical irritants for the purpose of self-protection is permitted. Any such use of such devices must be justifiable in accordance with the laws governing the use of force. Educational use, including instructional, research and authorized recreational use and possession of weapons is permitted under the supervision of appropriate faculty members. Occupational use and possession of weapons by employees of the University is permitted where authorized by appropriate supervision.