Township of Schuylkill, PA Dog Control

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Dog Ordinance of Schuylkill Township."

It shall be unlawful for the owner, custodian or keeper of any dog to suffer or permit such dog to run at large within the Township of Schuylkill, either upon any of the streets, roads, alleys or public grounds of the Township of Schuylkill, or upon the property or lands of another person other than the owner, custodian or keeper of such dog, unless such dog shall be accompanied by and under the immediate control of such owner, custodian or keeper in accordance with 3 P.S. § 459-302.

[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]

It shall be unlawful for the owner, custodian or keeper of any dog to suffer or permit such dog to jump upon or attack any human being, or to damage any property, real or personal, including but not limited to damage resulting from the deposit by such dog of urine or excrement upon bushes, shrubs, trees, flowers or any other form of vegetation.

§ 98-3 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.