No person, having possession, custody or control of any dog
or other animal, shall permit any dog or other animal to commit a
nuisance whereby said animal defecates upon any gutter, street, driveway,
alley, curb or sidewalk in the Borough, 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 or 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.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which animal commits a nuisance by defecating in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in §
136-2, shall be required to immediately remove the excrement from such surface and either:
A. Carry the same away for disposal in a toilet; or
B. Place the same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a trash or
litter receptacle.
[Amended 6-28-1989 by Ord. No. 694; 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715; at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation 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 attorneys' 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 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 article 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 article in equity
in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County.