It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any pig, hog or
swine at any place within the Mount Wolf Borough, except on a farm
no less than five acres in area.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any domestic animal,
except household pets, on any property other than a farm except as
provided in this section.
A. Large animals shall be confined in quarters no part of which shall
be closer than 100 feet from the exterior limits of any dwelling or
of any property line.
B. Small animals shall be kept confined in quarters no part of which
shall be closer than 25 feet from the exterior limits of any dwelling
or of any property line.
C. The keeper of every such animal shall confine the same in an enclosure
sufficient to prevent such animal from running at large, and such
enclosure shall be of a size and construction conducive to the animal's
health, and adequate sanitary drainage facilities shall be provided.
D. Every keeper of any animal shall cause the litter and droppings therefrom
to be collected daily in a container or receptacle that when closed
shall be ratproof and flytight, and after every such collection shall
cause such container or receptacle to be kept closed. At least twice
a week, every such keeper shall cause all litter and droppings so
collected to be disposed of in such manner as not to permit the presence
of fly larvae.
E. Every keeper of any animal shall cause all feed provided therefor
to be stored and kept in a ratproof and flytight building, box, container
or receptacle.
F. No household shall have more than a total of four household pets
in any combination living permanently in one dwelling unit.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any household pet,
except as provided in this section:
A. If any such pet shall be kept in a dwelling owned or occupied by
its owner, such owner shall be required to follow such procedures
and practices, as to the number of such pets to be kept there, and
as to sanitation to insure that no public nuisance shall be created
or maintained and no threat to the health of persons living elsewhere
than in such dwelling shall be created.
B. If any such pet shall be kept in an enclosure outside such dwelling, the provisions of §
162-9 of this article, insofar as the same applies to small animals, shall be applicable to the keeping of such household pet.
Any violation of this article that would also violate state
law shall be prosecuted under that state law and not under this article.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs
and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Borough in the
enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary
conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment
of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be
sentenced and committed to the York County correctional facility for
a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition
to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce
this article in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of York County.