[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Towamencin 1-24-1996 by Ord. No. 96-1. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Any owner, person, firm, association or corporation utilizing
the services of a dog or dogs for security purposes or possessing
a dog as a pet shall be responsible for the quieting of said dog or
dogs from barking and/or howling and disturbing the peace and quiet
of the surrounding neighbors.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in custody or control
of any dog to allow the dog to run at large upon public property or
upon the private property of another other than the owner or person
in custody or control. Said dog must be under positive control by
leash.
B.Â
It shall be the duty of every police officer of the Township to seize
and detain any dog which is found running at large, either upon the
public property of the Township or the highways of the commonwealth
or upon the property of persons other than the owner of such dog and
unaccompanied by the owner or keeper.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in custody or control
of any dog to allow such dog to defecate or urinate upon the public
property of the Township, the highways of the commonwealth and the
private property of another other than the owner or keeper of said
dog.
B.Â
If such dog shall defecate upon property other than that of the owner
or keeper of the dog, the owner or keeper must immediately clean up
the feces and make proper disposition of it so as not to endanger
the health and safety of the public.
C.Â
If a dog shall defecate upon the property of the owner or keeper
of such dog, the owner or keeper must clean up the feces and make
proper disposition of it within a reasonable period of time so as
not to endanger the health and safety of the public.
The prohibitions and regulations set forth in this chapter shall
not apply to any legally operated commercial activity involving the
breeding, boarding or grooming of dogs.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punishable for each offense by a fine
of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution, or upon default
in payment of the fine and costs, by imprisonment for not more than
five days. Any repetition of a violation shall be deemed a new offense.
