[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Greencastle
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-5-1951 by Ord. No. 2-51;
amended in its entirety 7-1-1985 (Ch. 2, Part 2, of the
1985 Code)]
A.
ANIMAL
DOMESTIC ANIMAL
HOUSEHOLD PET
LARGE ANIMAL
PERSON
SMALL ANIMAL
WILD ANIMAL
As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the
context:
Any domestic animal or fowl, any wild animal or any household pet.
Any animal normally or ordinarily domesticated or raised in this
area and climate as livestock or for work or breeding purposes, or normally
or ordinarily kept as a household pet.
Any dog, cat, or other domestic animal normally and ordinarily kept
in or permitted to be at large in the dwelling of its owner.
Any wild or domestic animal of the bovine, equine or sheep family.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
Any wild or domestic animal such as a rabbit, hare, guinea pig, rat,
mouse, or chinchilla; and any wild or domestic fowl such as a chicken, turkey,
goose, duck, or pigeon (excepting homing pigeons).
Any animal, bird, fowl, or reptile not normally or ordinarily domesticated;
not normally or ordinarily raised in this area and climate as livestock or
for work or breeding purposes; or not capable of being kept as a household
pet.
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural,
the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the
feminine.
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.
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:
The Borough of Greencastle.
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.
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.
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.
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner to have any dog and/or
cat that becomes a nuisance in the Borough. Acts of nuisance shall include,
but are expressly not restricted to, the following:
(1)
The frequent creation of any disturbance between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. prevailing time, or at extended intervals at any
other time of day, or both.
(2)
Viciousness.
(3)
Frequent digging into flower beds, lawns, children's
sandboxes, gardens or the depositing of feces or urine and/or otherwise damaging
shrubbery, trees or lawns on premises, personal property or other property
not belonging to the owner of the dog and/or cat.
B.
Any owner of any dog and/or cat shall comply with and
be current with rabies vaccination requirements of the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania with regard to dogs and/or cats.
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.
