[Adopted 9-13-1983 by Ord. No. 623; amended in its entirety 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715 (Ch.
2, Part 3, of the 1990 Borough Code of Ordinances)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously
torture, injure, disable, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate or
kill any dog used by the Police Department of the Borough of Royersford
in the performance of any of the functions or duties of such department,
or to interfere with or obstruct any such dog while the same is being
used by said department, or any member thereof, in the performance
of any of the functions or duties of said department or of such officer
or member.
[Amended 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.
