[Adopted 7-11-1957 by Ord. No. 13; amended 1-22-1997 by Ord. No. 265; 4-20-2016 by Ord. No. 408]
The Board of Supervisors is authorized to employ an Animal Control Officer or such other person as they may deem necessary to enforce the terms and provisions of 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq. and this chapter.
Any Animal Control Officer or person employed by the Supervisors to enforce the terms and provisions of 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq. and this chapter is authorized and empowered to pick up or seize any dog or dogs running at large or straying in the Township and to dispose of such dog or dogs as provided by law.
An Animal Control Officer or person employed by the Supervisors to enforce the terms and provisions of 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq. and this chapter shall be deemed an independent contractor.