[Ord. 423, 9/9/1987, § 2-301]
No person, having possession, custody or control of any animals,
shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog or other animal to commit
any nuisance, i.e., defecation or urination, upon any gutter, street,
driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Borough of Liberty, or upon
the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the
public or used in common by the tenants, or upon the outside walls,
walkways, driveways, alleys, curbs or stairways of any building abutting
on a public street or park, or upon the grounds of any public park
or public area, or upon any private property other than the property
of the owner of such animal.
[Ord. 423, 9/9/1987, § 2-302]
1. Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation or urination, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in §
2-301 shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
A. Carry same away for disposal in a toilet.
B. Place same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a trash or litter
receptacle.
[Ord. 423, 9/9/1987, § 2-303]
The provisions of §§
2-301 and
2-302 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons, or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
[Ord. 423, 9/9/1987, § 2-304; 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
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.