A.
Nonaltered or nonsterilized cats running at large prohibited. It
shall be a violation of this chapter for the owner of any cat, where
such cat has not been altered or sterilized (and proof is shown thereof
by the owner), to allow such cat to run at large within the Township
of Alloway.
B.
Damage to property prohibited. No person owning or in control of
a dog or cat shall allow it to damage any lawn, shrubbery, flowers
or grounds of any public park, public building, or other public place
within the Township or upon any private property.
C.
Damage or injury to other property, pets, or persons prohibited.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for an owner or a dog or cat
to suffer, allow, or permit the following prohibited acts:
(1)
Biting, chasing, jumping upon, interfering with, or otherwise impeding
pedestrian traffic or the mobility of any person on public property
or within a public sidewalk or right-of-way.
(2)
Chasing, leaping upon, interfering with, or otherwise impeding the
progress of any bicyclist or other person utilizing self-powered transportation
or motor vehicle or motorized transportation on any public or private
road, public property, or within a public right-of-way.
(3)
Barking, growling, or otherwise displaying aggressive behavior towards
a human being and placing a person in reasonable apprehension of bodily
harm or injury.
(4)
Destroying or damaging any structure or equipment on any public park,
public building, or other public place or upon private property.
D.
Defecation on public or private property prohibited; exception.
(1)
No person owning, harboring, keeping, or in charge of any dog or
cat shall cause, suffer or allow such an animal to soil, defile, or
defecate on or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk,
passageway, bypass, park, open space area, or any place where people
congregate or walk or upon any public property whatsoever, or upon
any private property without the permission of the owner of the property.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything contained in Subsection D(1) to the contrary, the restrictions as set forth above shall not apply to that portion of the street lying between the curblines which shall be used to curb such dog upon the following conditions:
(a)
The person who curbs the dog/cat shall immediately remove feces
deposited by the dog/cat by a sanitary method, such as in a sealed,
nonabsorbent, leakproof container, i.e., plastic bag.
(b)
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall
be disposed of in a sanitary manner by the person owning, harboring,
keeping or in charge of any dog/cat curbed, but shall not be placed
in a public trash receptacle or storm drain.
(3)
Any owner or person in custody of any dog or cat being walked upon any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, street, passageway, path or any place where people congregate must have in his/her possession a sealed, nonabsorbent, leakproof container as described in Subsection D(2)(a) above and appropriate materials or devices to remove feces deposited by the animal. The failure to possess such container and materials to clean up feces deposited by the animal shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(4)
The requirements of this section shall not apply to the owner of
any dog when said dog is utilized as a guide for any person or owner
who is legally blind.
E.
Placement of food outside of residence without a licensed pet prohibited.
No property owner shall permit food for any animal to be placed outside
of his/her home unless he/she is the owner of a licensed pet and the
food is placed in the outside area where the pet is kept.
F.
Penalties. Any individual found guilty of violating this article
or who is responsible for an animal which commits any of the preceding
acts, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days or both.
