[Adopted 4-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5 (Ch. 2, Part 2, of the
1983 Code of Ordinances)]
It shall be unlawful
for any person for persons to permit any cat owned by him or them
or under his or their supervision, or care or custody or control to
run at large upon any of the public streets or public property in
the Borough of Walnutport, or upon any private property of any person,
firm, corporation, or entity, other than the property of said owner
or owners of such cat or the property of such person or persons under
whose supervision or control such cat is being kept. "At large" shall
mean off the premises of the owner or the person(s) having supervision,
or care, custody or control of the cat not under control of the owner
or the person having supervision, care, custody or control, either
by leash, cord, chain or otherwise.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all cats found running at large as described in § 113-7 above, and the owner(s) or person(s) having supervision or control of such shall be subject to the provisions and penalties of this article.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any cat or any person
having the supervision or the care, custody and control of any cat
to permit the same to defecate upon the property of another or upon
the property of the Borough of Walnutport without immediately removing
said matter and disposing of it in a sanitary manner.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, possessor, or tenant of
any real property to permit animal fecal matter to accumulate on said
property. Every owner, possessor, or tenant of any real property shall,
within 10 days of receipt of notice concerning said accumulation,
remove said fecal matter in order to prevent such accumulation from
becoming a danger to the public health.
A.
Any person may request the Borough Police Department, or the Borough
Police Department under its own initiative, may warn any person who
shall permit his or her cat to run at large. A warning by the Police
shall consist of delivery of a copy of this article at the residence
of such owner or person having such supervision or control.
B.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall,
upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by fine of
not less than $100 not more than $1,000, plus cost of prosecution.
In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to 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 and each section of this article that is violated
shall also constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 6-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-08]
Every incident of violation of any of the provisions of this
article shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
