[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Chalfont as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 9-9-1980 by Ord.
No. 202-A; amended in its entirety 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 326 (Ch.
2, Part 1, of the 2010 Code of Ordinances)]
In addition to the provisions of the Dog Law of 1982, 3 P.S.
§ 459-101 et seq., of the commonwealth, the following regulations
shall apply to the owners, keepers and possessors of dogs:
A.
Anyone who is the owner, keeper or possessor of a dog shall not permit
it to bark excessively or continuously so as to disturb the peace
and quiet of the surrounding neighborhood and/or breach the public
peace. Such excessive or continuous barking shall be deemed to be
a public nuisance.
B.
Anyone who is the owner, keeper or possessor of a dog shall not permit
it to defecate on the property of another person without the owner's
permission or on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley or public
school grounds unless the owner, keeper or possessor removes the feces
promptly.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary
offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,
plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Borough
in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by
summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the
payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant
may be sentenced and committed to the Borough correctional facility
for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county correctional facility
for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition
to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce
this chapter in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County.
