[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any pig or hog,
or wild animal at any place within the Borough of Stroudsburg except
where the same shall be permitted under the Zoning Ordinance, in a
park, zoological garden, or similar establishment for public exhibition.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any domestic animals,
except household pets, except as provided in this section:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The keeper of every such domestic 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 conducive to good sanitary practices and adequate, and sanitary drainage facilities shall be provided. Domestic fowl and birds shall be confined in such a way that the birds cannot fly beyond the setback line of the property upon which they are kept nor beyond the limits shown in Subsection
2 above. Exterior pens or coops shall provide a minimum of three square feet per chicken, four square feet per duck, and eight square feet per goose; pigeons or other small birds capable of sustained flight shall be provided with a minimum of two square feet of floor space and eight cubic feet of air space per bird.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1142, 2/21/2023]
4. Every keeper of a domestic animal shall cause the litter and droppings
therefrom to be collected daily in a container or receptacle that
when closed shall be rat-proof and fly-tight, 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.
5. Every keeper of a domestic animal shall cause all feed provided therefor
to be stored and kept in a rat-proof and fly-tight building, box,
container, or receptacle.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any household pet,
except as provided in this section:
1. 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.
2. If any such pet shall be kept in an enclosure outside such dwelling, the provisions of §
2-203 of this Part
2, insofar as the same applies to small animals, shall be applicable to the keeping of such household pet.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
Any violation of this Part
2 that would also violate any state law shall be prosecuted under that state law and not under this ordinance.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part
2 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300 together with costs of prosecution, or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days, Each day that a violation of this ordinance continues shall constitute a separate offense.