[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Loyalsock as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-27-1972 as Ch. 3, Art. II, of the 1972 Code]
[Added 6-28-1983 by Ord. No. 174[1]]
No person or owner shall keep or harbor any dog within the township which by frequent or habitual barking or howling creates an unreasonable loud and disturbing noise of such character, intensity or duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and good order of the neighborhood of the township.
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Editor's Note: Original Sections 3-16 and 3-17, which prohibited dogs running at large within the township and which immediately preceded this section, were deleted 8-25-1998 by Ord. No. 274.
[Added 10-8-1996 by Ord. No. 266; amended 8-25-1998 by Ord. No. 274]
This article shall be enforced by action brought before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Any person who violates or permits the violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 6-24-2014 by Ord. No. 357]
It is the intent of this article to provide for the keeping of chickens/hens and roosters. The keeping of chickens/hens and roosters shall be for the use and enjoyment of the occupants of the property and shall not be used for commercial purposes. This article creates standards and requirements to insure that chickens/hens and roosters do not adversely impact the neighborhood surrounding the property on which the chickens/hens and roosters are kept.
A. 
Chickens/hens and roosters are prohibited in the Residential 1 (R-1), Apartment Office (A-O), Commercial (C), and Commercial Neighborhood (C-N) Zoning Districts of Loyalsock Township.
B. 
All chickens/hens and roosters must be contained to the private property in which they are being housed. It shall be a violation of this article for an owner to permit any chickens/hens or roosters to trespass upon the private property of another.
C. 
Chickens/hens and roosters are permitted in the A-R Zoning District.
D. 
Chickens/hens and roosters are permitted in the Residential Urban (R-U) and Industrial (I-1) Zoning districts on registered Pennsylvania farms or on lots of at least three acres in area only.
E. 
No chickens/hens and roosters shall be permitted within the prohibited zoning districts or contrary to Subsection D above after September 30, 2014.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.