[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council (now Municipal Council) of the Borough of Monroeville (now Municipality of Monroeville) 3-14-1967 by Ord. No. 569. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Animal Control Officer is hereby established for the Municipality of Monroeville. Such officer shall be deemed a "police officer" as that term is used in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dog Law of 1965[1] and shall have the powers and duties of a police officer in respect to the administration and enforcement of said Dog Law and prosecutions thereunder.
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Editor's Note: The 1965 Dog Law was repealed in 1982 by P.L. 784, No. 225; see now 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.
Said Animal Control Officer shall be under the control and jurisdiction of the Chief of Police and shall be deemed his agent for the purpose of disposition of dogs.
Said Animal Control Officer shall have the further duty and responsibility of enforcing any Municipality of Monroeville ordinances relating to the control of animals, birds or fowl. Said Animal Control Officer shall not have any other duties, authority or responsibility of a police officer of the Municipality of Monroeville.
The Mayor shall prescribe a uniform and badge which may be worn by the Animal Control Officer, and said officer shall be entitled to the same uniform cost allowance as is provided for regular police officers of the Municipality of Monroeville.
[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 2042]
The Municipality of Monroeville shall charge the owner of any dog seized in the administration and enforcement of the Dog Law[1] the sum as provided in Chapter 194, Fees, for such seizure, and an additional sum as provided in Chapter 194, Fees, per day for expenses incurred by reason of its detention. Such charges shall be paid prior to the releasing of any dog to its owner. Similar charges shall be imposed for any other animal, bird or fowl seized and detained under Municipal ordinance or other laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Editor's Note: The 1965 Dog Law was repealed in 1982 by P.L. 784, No. 225; see now 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.