It shall be unlawful for any owner of any dog or dogs, licensed
or unlicensed, to permit such dog or dogs to run at large unaccompanied
by the owner. The word "owner," as used in this article, shall include
every person having a right of proprietorship or ownership in a dog
or has it in his care, and every person who permits a dog to remain
on or about any premises occupied by him. A dog shall be deemed to
be at large if off the premises of its owner and not under the immediate
control of a responsible person.
Any dog that is allowed to run at large in violation of §
118-8 and the Dog Law shall be seized, detained, disposed of and/or destroyed in accordance with the Dog Law, 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq., as may be amended from time to time.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal to allow any
barking, howling, yelping or otherwise making noise continuously in
excess of 15 minutes or intermittently in excess of 30 minutes so
that such barking can be heard by persons outside of the property
of the owner of the animal; provided, however, that noise from an
animal due to someone threatening to or trespassing upon the property
upon which the animal is located or caused by teasing or mistreatment
of the animal by someone other than the owner, handler or custodian
or keeper of the animal shall not be considered a violation of this
section.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit said
dog to injure any human being by biting, jumping on, knocking down
or attacking said human being.
It is the intent that this article shall be supplemental to
any laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereinbefore or hereafter
adopted covering dogs within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
specifically in the Township of Easttown.
The Supervisors of Easttown Township are hereby authorized to
engage the service of any qualified person or corporation to serve
as the official Animal Warden of Easttown Township to enforce the
provisions of this article.