[Ord. 655, 8/16/1984, § II; as amended by Ord.
829, 11/15/2001]
1.
The term "owner" shall include every person having a right of property
in such cat and every person who keeps or harbors such cat or has
it in his/her care, and every person who permits such cat to remain
on or about any premises occupied by them. The word "handler" shall
include every person other than an owner who has custody and control
of such cat.
2.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, handler, custodian or keeper
of any cat to allow such cat under his control to defile or defecate
on any sidewalk, walkway or the property of another. It shall be the
duty of the person in control of the cat which defecates on any sidewalk,
walkway or the property of another to promptly clean up and remove
all feces discharge and to dispose of such feces in a lawful and sanitary
manner.
[Ord. 655, 8/16/1984, § III; as amended by Ord.
829, 11/15/2001]
1.
The Borough Police Department shall be empowered to enforce any and
all parts of this Part upon notification of such violation, a record
of which shall be on file in the Borough Office and a copy maintained
by the Borough Health Officer.
2.
Any owner, handler, custodian, or keeper of any cat who shall violate
any of the provisions of § 201 of this Part shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $1,000 and the costs of prosecution, including the Borough's
reasonable attorneys' fees, for the first offense and not less
than $150 nor more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution, including
the Borough's reasonable attorneys' fees, for each subsequent
offense.
[Amended by Ord. No. 995, 12/19/2019]
