[Adopted 3-5-1951 by Ord. No. 2-51;
amended in its entirety 7-1-1985 (Ch. 2, Part 2, of the
1985 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any pigs, hogs or swine
at any place within the Borough.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any domestic animals, except
household pets, except as provided in this section:
A. Large animals shall be confined in quarters no part of
which shall be closer than 100 feet from the exterior limits of any dwelling
or of any property line.
B. Small animals shall be kept confined in quarters no part
of which shall be closer than 25 feet from the exterior limits of any dwelling
or of any property line.
C. The keeper of every such animal shall confine the same
in an enclosure sufficient to prevent such animal from running at large, and
such enclosure shall be of a size conducive to good sanitary practices and
adequate and sanitary drainage facilities shall be provided.
D. Every keeper of any animal shall cause the litter and
droppings therefrom to be collected daily in a container or receptacle that
when closed shall be rat-proof and fly-tight, and after every such collection
shall cause such container or receptacle to be kept closed. At least twice
a week, every such keeper shall cause all litter and droppings so collected
to be disposed of in such manner as not to permit the presence of fly larvae.
E. Every keeper of any animal shall cause all feed provided
therefor to be stored and kept in a rat-proof and fly-tight building, box,
container, or receptacle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any household pet, except
as provided in this section:
A. If any such pet shall be kept in a dwelling owned or
occupied by its owner, such owner shall be required to follow such procedures
and practices, as to the number of such pets to be kept there, and as to sanitation,
to insure that no public nuisance shall be created or maintained and no threat
to the health of persons living elsewhere than in such dwelling shall be created.
B. If any such pet shall be kept in an enclosure outside such dwelling, the provisions of §
71-3 of this article, insofar as the same applies to small animals, shall be applicable to the keeping of such household pet.
Any violation of this article that would also violate any state law
shall be prosecuted under that state law and not under this article.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300, and/or
to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a
violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Greencastle.
OWNER
Any person having a property right in any dog or cat, or having custody
of any dog or cat, or any person who harbors or permits a dog or cat to remain
on or around his or her property.
RUNNING AT LARGE
Being upon any public highway, street, alley, park or any other public
land, or upon property of another person other than the owner, and not being
accompanied by or under the immediate control of the owner or any other person
having custody of said dog and/or cat.
UNDER IMMEDIATE CONTROL
That any dog or cat being upon any public highway, street, alley,
park or any other public land, or upon property of anther person other than
the owner shall be on a leash.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog and/or cat to allow or
permit such dog and/or cat to run at large in the Borough. Further, any owner
of a dog or cat shall immediately collect the feces or droppings from such
dog or cat in a container or receptacle and dispose of the same in a safe
and sanitary manner.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, custodian or keeper of any dog and/or
cat to have any such animal without bearing a current license tag. The dog
and cat licensing shall be performed under the rules and regulations of the
County of Franklin.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, custodian or keeper of any dog and/or
cat to violate any of the provisions of this article, and said violator shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $300, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of fine
and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.