[Adopted 9-8-1947 by Ord. No. 12]
[Amended 3-13-1972 by Ord. No. 466; 4-16-2001 by Ord. No. 792; 6-15-2009 by Ord. No. 903]
The owner of any dog within the Borough of Pleasant
Hills is required to obtain a license as of the first day of January
of each year and every year thereafter. The owner of any dog more
than six months old shall make application to the properly authorized
officer of the Borough for a license for each dog owned or kept. A
license must be obtained as of the date the dog is six months of age.
Therefore, if the dog turns six months old after the first day of
a year, a license must be obtained for the remainder of that calendar
year. The application shall stated the breed, sex, approximate age
and general colors and markings of the dog for which a license is
desired and the name and address of the owners. The application shall
also include a telephone number to contact the owner of the dog in
the event the need arises to do so. Each application shall be accompanied
by a fee per license, per year, as set forth in the current Fee Resolution
of the Borough of Pleasant Hills, on file in the office of the Borough
Manager.
No application shall be valid for procuring
a license for any dog unless a certificate of a duly authorized veterinarian
accompanies the same certifying that the particular dog was inoculated
against rabies within the past three months.
[Amended 6-15-2009 by Ord. No. 903]
All licenses issued as aforesaid shall become
effective as of the first day of January in the year in which issued
and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the same year.
The Borough by its duly authorized officers
and agents shall have prepared and ready an official metal tag which
together with the license shall be issued to the applicant. It shall
thereafter be the duty of the applicant to affix the metal tag upon
a collar or harness attached to the dog, and no dog shall at any time
be permitted within the limits of the Borough unless it shall wear
the metal tag securely attached to a collar or harness.
[Amended 3-8-1948 by Ord. No. 28; 8-17-2015 by Ord. No. 984]
As set forth in Code § 248-2, it shall be unlawful for any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to run at large on any street, highway or other public place within the Borough of Pleasant Hills without being under the control of the owner or attendant of the dog. Any dog which is seized as a result of a violation of this section shall be subject to impoundment as described in § 248-2 and the penalties referenced therein. Licensed dogs which are placed in a kennel that the Borough has a contract with for animal control shall be held for a period of five days, and those dogs not retrieved shall be offered for placement in a home or destroyed humanely as defined in the agreement for kennel services and animal control.
[Amended 3-8-1948 by Ord. No. 28]
A.
The Borough of Pleasant Hills has entered into an
agreement with a kennel to provide various services. The terms of
the agreement with the kennel may be amended from time to time. The
kennel the Borough contracts with is also subject to change in the
future and the enactment of this subsection does not extend the term
of the existing contract with Ferree Kennel. The current agreement
provides that licensed and unlicensed dogs shall be held for a period
of five days after capture before they are placed or humanely destroyed.
Any kennel that the Borough contracts with shall agree to a contractual
provision to hold dogs, whether licensed or unlicensed, for a period
of at least five days after capture.
[Amended 3-17-2008 by Ord. No. 889]
B.
In the event that the owner or other person entitled
to the possession of any dog seized and held in compliance with the
provisions of this article shall not redeem such dog within the periods
prescribed for, the Borough authorities by their proper officer shall
have authority to destroy said dog or to sell the same by public or
private sale for payment of all costs.
[Amended 11-15-2010 by Ord. No. 927]
Animal kennels, for keeping, storing, breeding,
training or other purposes are permitted within the M-1 Zoning District
provided any such kennel is properly licensed and in compliance with
all state and county regulations that may apply.
The Borough shall provide and its duly constituted
officers are hereby empowered to so provide in cases where dog licenses
or tags have been lost or stolen to issue duplicate tags in lieu thereof
an affidavit of the owner or keeper of the dog to the effect of such
loss or theft.
Where it is known by the officers authorized
to enforce this article that any person or persons possess or harbor
an unlicensed dog, notice shall be given to such person, and if he
shall fail to take out a license within five days after notice thereof
he shall be guilty of a violation of this article.
Any person or persons failing to comply with
the provisions of this article, upon conviction before any District
Justice of the Borough, shall pay a fine not exceeding $10, pay the
costs of prosecution, arrest and custody or impounding of the dog,
as the case may be, and in default of payment of such fines and costs
shall be sentenced to the Borough lockup for not more than five days
or to the County Jail for a term not to exceed 30 days.
