[Adopted 5-11-1998 by Ord. No. 1136; amended in its entirety 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 1425]
No person, having ownership, possession, custody or control
of any dog, cat or other animal, shall knowingly or negligently permit
any dog, cat or other animal to commit any nuisance, i.e., defecation,
upon any gutter, street, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Borough, or
upon the grounds of any public park, playground, recreation area or
other public area, or upon any private property.
Any owner of private property upon which any animal commits
defecation shall have the right to file a private criminal complaint
against the person having ownership, possession, custody or control
of said animal with the Magisterial District Judge.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog, cat or other animal which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation, in any area as prohibited in § 61-12 hereof shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
A.Â
Any person violating any provisions of this article, in a summary
proceeding before any Magisterial District Judge, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 or not more
than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of
such fines and costs, to be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation occurs or continues.
B.Â
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Police Department
of the Borough of Tyrone.
