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Borough of Manor, PA
Westmoreland County
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[Ord. 300, 2/6/1974, § 1]
Any person, partnership, firm, association or corporation which keeps pigs or hogs within the Borough of Manor shall do so only within properly constructed pens. Provided; that no such pen shall be within 75 feet of any street or highway, nor within 75 feet of any inhabited dwelling.
[Ord. 300, 2/6/1974, § 1; as amended by A.O.]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs together with reasonable attorney fees and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this part continues or each section of this part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 386, 9/4/1985, § I]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog, or dogs, cats or other animals which by frequent howling, baying, yelping and screeching shall disturb the peace of the neighborhood or constitute a health hazard to the citizens of the Borough of Manor.
A. 
No person shall keep or harbor any dog, cat or other animal in Manor Borough so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public, or otherwise permit the commission or existence of a nuisance as defined hereinafter.
B. 
Any dog, cat or other animal, which by frequent and habitual barking, howling, screeching, yelping or baying or in any way or manner injures or disturbs the quiet of any person or the community, or which disturbs or endangers the comfort, repose or health of persons, is hereby declared to be committing a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having custody of such animal to harbor or permit it to commit such a nuisance.
C. 
Any dog, cat or other animal which scratches, digs, defecates or urinates upon any lawn, tree, shrub, plan, building or any other public or private property, other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
D. 
No person, being the owner or in charge or control of any dog, cat or other animal, shall allow or permit such animal to commit a nuisance on any school grounds, Borough park or other public property, or upon any private property other than that of the owner or person in charge or control of such dog, cat or other animal without the permission of the owner of said property. Where the owner or person in charge or control of such animal immediately removes all feces deposited by such animal and disposes of same in a sanitary manner, such nuisance shall be considered abated.
E. 
Persons with defective eyesight or hearing while relying upon a dog specifically trained for these purposes shall be exempt from the operation of this section.
[Ord. 386, 9/4/1985, § II]
Animals and livestock being used in a farming operation within an area zoned for agriculture shall be exempt from the provisions of § 2-201, Subsection 1A and 1B, hereof.
[Ord. 386, 9/4/1985, § III; as amended by A.O.]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs together with reasonable attorney fees and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this part continues or each section of this part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.