[Adopted 10-12-1987 by Ord. No. 371]
It shall be unlawful for any individual, association,
partnership, firm or corporation to own, harbor and/or keep in custody
any dog which disturbs the peace by barking, howling and/or making
other loud noises to the annoyance and discomfort of any person in
the Borough of Lehighton.
Continuous barking, howling or the making of
other loud noise by any dog, for more than any one hour or continuous
barking for periods of less than one hour, but more than 1/2 hour,
which period occurs on two or more consecutive days, shall be deemed
to be a disturbance of the peace and a cause of annoyance and discomfort
to persons in the Borough of Lehighton.
Any person may request the Lehighton Police
Department to warn any person who shall own, harbor or keep in custody
any dog which disturbs the peace by barking, howling or making other
loud noises to the annoyance and discomfort of persons in the Borough
of Lehighton. A warning by the police shall be in writing and shall
name, identify and specify the residence of the owner, keeper or custodian
of the dog and shall identify and specify the name and residence of
the person making the request and/or complaint. Upon receipt of such
request and/or complaint, the police shall also give a copy of this
article to the person identified as the owner, keeper or custodian
of the dog.
A violation of § 85-5 of this article shall be deemed to have occurred upon a subsequent violation of this article after the date of delivery of the request and/or warning.
[Amended 11-17-2003 by Ord. No. 521]
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of any dog shall cause, suffer or allow such dog to soil, defecate
or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway,
bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk,
or on any public property whatsoever, or on any private property without
the permission of the owner of said property. The restriction in this
section shall not apply to that portion of the street lying between
the curblines, which shall be used to curb such dog under the following
conditions:
A.
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately
remove, in a sanitary method, all feces deposited by such dog.
B.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
area shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner by the person owning,
harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog curbed in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 413]
Any person who violates or fails to comply with
the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a summary offense
and, upon conviction, shall be fined a sum not exceeding $600. Each
day that such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall
constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
In the event that the Lehighton Police Department,
as the result of this article or of any other Lehighton Borough ordinance
or Pennsylvania statute, is required to pick up and transport and/or
detain any dog, the owner and/or person in charge of said dog shall
be assessed a fee of $20 and, in addition thereto, shall pay costs
of $10 a day for expenses incurred in feeding and maintaining said
animal.
[Added 11-17-2003 by Ord. No. 521]
No dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, muzzled
or not muzzled, shall be allowed to run at large in any common thoroughfare,
sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people
congregate or walk, or on any public property whatsoever, or on any
private property without the permission of the owner of said property.
It shall be unlawful and an infraction hereunder for any owner of
a dog hereinabove defined to permit a dog, whether licensed or unlicensed,
to be at large within the Borough, unless effectively restrained in
the immediate custody and control of the owner or custodian of the
dog by a chain or leash not exceeding eight feet in length affixed
to the collar or harness of the dog.
