[Adopted 12-11-1997 by Ord. No. 19-97;
amended 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. III, Cats, adopted
11-14-1974 by Ord. No. 313, as amended 12-12-1991 by Ord. No. 8-91,
was repealed 3-12-1992 by Ord. No. 2-92. Said ordinance repealed § 45-17,
Keeping of more than two cats prohibited, which constituted the only
regulatory provisions of this article.
The purpose of this article is to protect the
health, safety and welfare of all those frequenting this municipality.
Further, it is the purpose of this article to prevent the needless
health hazards and nuisances caused by dog feces upon public and private
property located within the borough.
No person, agency or institution owning, harboring,
keeping or in charge of any dogs shall cause, suffer or allow such
dogs to soil, defile, defecate or commit any nuisance upon any public
or private property whatsoever, except with the express authority
or permission of the owner of said property. The restriction in this
section shall not apply to the portion of the street lying between
the curbline and the sidewalk, which may be used to curb such dogs
under the following conditions:
A.
Any person, agency or institution which owns a dog
within the borough shall not permit such dog to be unattended within
the borough and shall require that said dog be restrained by a leash
or other appropriate device which, for the purpose of this article,
shall be "curbing."
B.
Any person who so curbs a dog shall immediately remove
all feces deposited by such dog by any sanitary method approved by
the local Department of Health, and the same shall be deposited in
the owner's garbage or in some other sanitary manner approved by the
local Department of Health. The deposit shall be properly wrapped,
packaged or protected so as to prevent unsightly disposal or smell
or interference with the health and welfare of the community of the
borough.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any
dog which habitually barks, whines, howls, or makes other disturbing
noises.
Any person who shall violate any of the terms
or provisions of this article shall, for the first violation of this
article, be subject to a fine of $25 and upon any subsequent violation
of this article, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $1,000 and/or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding
30 days as the Judge of the Riverton Borough Municipal Court or such
other judge in his discretion shall determine.
