[Adopted 6-8-2010, approved 6-8-2010]
A.
No person shall keep or harbor any dog, cat, or other animal in the
Borough so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary
conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of
the public or otherwise permit the commission or existence of a nuisance
as defined herein.
B.
Any dog, cat or other animal which, by frequent and habitual barking,
howling, screeching, yelping or baying or in any other way or manner,
disturbs the quiet of any person of the community or which disturbs
or endangers the comfort, repose or health of persons is hereby declared
to be committing a nuisance. No owner or person having custody of
such animal shall harbor or permit it to commit such a nuisance.
C.
Any dog, cat or other animal which scratches, digs or defecates upon
any lawn, tree, shrub, plant, building or any public or private property
other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control
of such animal is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
D.
No person who owns or is in charge or control of any dog, cat or
other animal shall permit such animal to commit a nuisance on any
school grounds, city park or other public property or upon any private
property other than that of the owner or person in charge or control
of such dog, cat or other animal without the permission of the owner
of such property. Where the owner or person in charge or control of
such animal immediately removes all feces deposited by such animal
and disposes of the same in a sanitary manner, such type of nuisance
shall be considered abated.
E.
Persons with defective eyesight or hearing who rely upon a dog specifically
trained for these purposes shall be exempt from compliance with this
section.
F.
My person who owns, harbors, keeps, or is in charge of any dog within
or frequenting the Borough shall not permit such dog to be unattended
within the Borough and shall require said dog to be restrained by
a leash or other appropriate device of control so that it cannot stray
beyond the premises on which it is secured or it is under the reasonable
control of some person, which for the purpose of this ordinance shall
be "curbing." Such curbing shall be permitted only on public streets,
public grounds and on private property with the express permission
of the owner of such property.
G.
Any person who curbs such a dog shall immediately remove all feces
deposited by such dog by any sanitary method, and same shall be deposited
in the owner's garbage or disposed of in some other sanitary
method. The deposit shall be properly wrapped, packaged or protected
so as to prevent unsightly disposal, smell or interference with the
health and welfare of the community.
