[Ord. 1988-1, 8/1/1988]
The Borough Council of the Borough of Watsontown, finding that
excessive levels of sound are detrimental to the physical, mental
and social well-being of the people as well as to their comfort, living
conditions, general welfare and safety and being therefore a public
health and welfare hazard, hereby declares it to be necessary to provide
for the greater control and more effective regulation of excessive
sound and the sources of excessive sound within the Borough.
[Ord. 1988-1, 8/1/1988]
It shall be illegal within the Borough of Watsontown for any
person or persons to own, possess, harbor, or control any animal or
bird which makes any noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period
of 10 minutes or makes such noise intermittently for 1/2 hour or more
to the disturbance of any person any time of the day or night regardless
of whether the animal or bird is physically situated in or upon private
property, said noise being a nuisance; provided, that at the time
the animal or bird is making such noise no person is trespassing or
threatening to trespass upon private property in or upon which the
animal or bird is situated nor is there any other legitimate cause
which justifiably provoked the animal or bird.
[Ord. 1988-1, 8/1/1988]
This Part shall not be deemed to prohibit or otherwise declare
unlawful any agricultural operations protected from the nuisance suits
by Act No. 1982-133.
[Ord. 1988-1, 8/1/1988]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $300, and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days.