No owner of a pet, domestic animal, or wild animal maintained as a pet,
shall permit the same to discharge or deposit any fecal matter upon the streets
and sidewalks of the Borough or the property of another without immediately
removing such matter and disposing of it in a sanitary manner.
Neither the owner nor any person or persons having the care, custody
and control of any pet or pets, domestic animals or wild animals maintained
as pets shall permit fecal matter from such animals to accumulate upon their
property for more than 24 hours; and, it shall be the responsibility of the
owner or person or persons having the care, custody and control of pet or
pets, domestic animals or wild animals maintained as pets to remove, daily,
such fecal matter in order to prevent any accumulation from becoming a danger
to public health.
[Amended 4-23-1996 by Ord. No. 509]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not less than $25, and not
exceeding $600 plus costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.