[Ord. No. 542,
§ 1, 7-8-1968]
It shall be unlawful for an owner of any dog, whether such dog
is licensed or unlicensed, to permit such dog to run at large unaccompanied
by the owner or keeper.
[Ord. No. 542,
§ 2, 7-8-1968]
It shall be the duty of the township police or authorized agent
of the township to seize and detain any dog, whether such dog is licensed
or unlicensed, and which is found running at large either upon the
public streets or highways of the township, or upon the property of
other than the owner of such dog. The township police or authorized
agent of the township are hereby authorized and empowered to go upon
any premises and enter any building to seize and detain any dog which
has been found running at large unaccompanied by the owner or keeper
when such township police or authorized agent of the township are
in the immediate pursuit of any such dog.
[Ord. No. 542,
§ 3, 7-8-1968]
Any dog or dogs bearing a proper license tag and seized by a
police officer or authorized agent of the township shall be detained,
properly kept and fed, and immediate notice, either personal or by
registered mail, shall be given to the person in whose name the license
was procured, or his agent, to claim such dog within ten (10) days.
The owner of a dog so detained shall pay five dollars ($5.00) a day
to cover expenses incurred by reason of its detention before the dog
is returned.
[Ord. No. 542,
§ 4, 7-8-1968]
Any dog detained pursuant to this article which is not claimed
in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be disposed
of in accordance with state law.
[Ord. No. 542,
§ 5, 7-8-1968]
It is the intent that this article shall be supplemental to
any laws of the state adopted covering dogs within the state and specifically
in the township. Should any of the provisions of this article be contrary
to the provisions of any state law, it is the intent that the state
law shall supersede this article.
[Ord. No. 973,
§ 1, 7-13-1987]
Defecation by a dog in the gutter, street, public sidewalk,
or other area within the right-of-way line of any public street, or
upon the floor or stairway of any building or place frequented by
the public or used in common by tenants, or upon the outside walkways,
driveways, alleys, curbs, or stairways of any building abutting on
a public street or park, or upon the grounds of any park or public
area, or upon any private property other than the property of the
owner of such animal, shall be deemed to be the commission of a nuisance.
[Ord. No. 973,
§ 1, 7-13-1987]
The owner of a dog or the person having custody or control of
such dog at the time the animal commits a nuisance by defecating in
any area other than on the private property of the owner of that animal
shall be required to immediately remove the excrement from the surface
of the ground and to dispose thereof either in a toilet or by placing
the same in a nonleaking container and depositing that container in
a trash or litter receptacle.
[Ord. No. 973,
§ 1, 7-13-1987]
The failure of the owner of a dog or of the person having custody or control of that animal to abate the nuisance described herein as required hereby shall be a summary offense, punishable as prescribed in section 1-9 of the Plymouth Township Code.
