[Adopted 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 181]
This article shall be known and cited as the "Mount Gretna Borough
Dog Ordinance."
Any police officer or dog warden may seize any dog found at
large in the Borough. Such dogs are to be impounded and/or can be
picked up at the impoundment by the State Dog Warden.
Owners of licensed dogs are to be notified, by registered or
certified mail with return receipt, that the dog is impounded and
will be disposed of in five days if not claimed. Five days after the
return receipt has been received, and the dog has not been claimed,
the dog may be sold in accordance with the 1982 Dog Law.
[Amended 7-8-2013 by Ord.
No. 191]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Borough before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $600, costs of prosecution,
and restitution. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the
determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the
Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day’s violation of any of the provisions
of this article shall constitute a separate . Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the Borough are hereby authorized to seek equitable
relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
In addition to any of the remedies provided above, any continual
violations of this article shall be considered a nuisance and the
Borough may seek to abate said nuisance by instituting appropriate
legal proceedings.
[Adopted 4-8-2024 by Ord. No. 232]
No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind except as set forth
herein shall be raised, bred, or kept upon any property within the
Borough of Mount Gretna.
Domesticated dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept
upon property within the Borough of Mount Gretna.