[Adopted 8-7-1985 by Ord.
No. 332 as Part 5, Ch. 3, Art. A, of the 1985 Code
of Ordinances]
Council shall have authority, at its discretion, from time to
time, to enter into a contract with an individual or person to act
as Animal Control Officer for the Borough. The Animal Control Officer
shall be an independent contractor and shall not be the agent, servant
or employee of the Borough. He/she shall serve for the period of time
set out in the contract that is valid at any specific time, and shall
receive for his services from the Borough the amount of money provided
in the contract.
The Animal Control Officer is authorized by the Borough to preserve
the peace and to arrest or to enforce the law under the terms of the
Pennsylvania Dog Law of 1965,[1] as amended. The Animal Control Officer and any of his employees shall perform any of the work in the Borough after having been sworn in for the limited service referred to in this section and in § 230-6 only, and shall have limited powers of a police officer.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.
The animal control coverage shall be at the discretion of the
Chief of Police and shall include the control of animals responsible
for bites and the containing and removal of stray dogs.
