[Adopted 9-5-1957 by Ord. No. 247-1957; amended in its entirety 4-1-2024 by Ord. No. 5-2024]
The running at large of dogs within the Township of Robinson
shall be and is hereby prohibited.
Any dog shall be deemed to be running at large when said animal
is one foot off the premises of the person, firm or corporation, owning,
keeping, or harboring such animal without being restrained by a firmly
attached leash or chain, not to exceed six feet in length, or in a
cage or enclosure, by the owner, keeper or handler of such animal.
The police or other authorized animal control representatives
of the Township are hereby authorized and empowered to seize and take
possession of, on public or private property, any such dog or animal
permitted to run at large within the Township of Robinson.
Dogs or other animals seized under this article may be disposed
of as authorized by the Dog Law, 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.
No person shall keep or allow to remain on any premises within
the Township of Robinson, owned, leased, occupied, or otherwise controlled
by him/her or it, a total of more than three animals, excluding fish
(amount limited to size of tank), and hamsters or gerbils of which
will be limited to two of either/or.
Veterinarian clinics, animal hospitals and licensed kennels shall be excluded from §
95-6. These establishments are expected to exercise noise control and running at large.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
herein shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not
in excess of $600, together with costs for each offense.
[Adopted 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
As used in this article, the following terms have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ANIMAL
A dog, cat or other domesticated companion animal (pet).
AT LARGE
Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of
the owner or a member of his immediate family or guardian, either
by leash, cord, chain or otherwise.
CARNIVOROUS WILD ANIMAL
A meat-eating, predatory animal, wild by nature as distinguished
from common domestic animals.
CAT
Domestic feline, felis domesticus.
DOG
Domestic canine, canis familiaris.
FOWL
Chickens, geese, ducks, turkey, hen and rooster.
HARBOR
To provide food and shelter for any dog, cat or domesticated
animal on a periodic or temporary basis.
OWNER/GUARDIAN
A person having right of property or custody of any animal
and/or one who has an animal in his care or custody or who knowingly
permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by said
person.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association,
trust, estate or other legal entity.
No person, firm, association or agents thereof shall own, maintain
or exhibit a carnivorous wild animal.
Any person, firm corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution and, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than
30 days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense and may be punishable as such.