[Ord. No. HO2014-02; amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No.
HO 20-02]
No person shall keep swine, tigers, lions, chimps, gorillas,
large monkeys, roosters, horses, cattle, sheep, goats or any other
large or miniature nondomesticated and/or wild animals within the
Borough.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
a.
All persons desiring to keep more than one (1) but less than four
(4) rabbits or chickens shall provide a suitable cage, house or coop
safe from predators and shall, before keeping the same, apply to the
Board of Health (or designated officials), in writing, stating the
type and number of animals to be kept and the size and location of
facilities for housing and pasturing any such animals. The Board of
Health or Borough Health Officer (or designated officials), shall
have authority to limit or prohibit animal populations on any premises
in keeping with environmental concerns and the health, safety and
welfare of persons and property. The applicant shall provide the names,
addresses and phone numbers of all surrounding neighbors where the
animals are to be kept along with a written letter indicating their
approval of same. The cage, house or coop must be a minimum of fifty
(50) feet from any neighboring property line.
[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. HO 20-02]
b.
No person shall keep any of the foregoing unless and until the application
is approved by the Board of Health and a written permit issued.
c.
Permits, when issued, shall be for one calendar year (April 1 to
March 31 of the succeeding year of issuance).
[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. HO 20-02]
d.
The annual fee for such permits shall be $25 per animal per calendar
year.
[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. HO 20-02]
e.
All premises wherein animals are kept shall be subject to inspection
by the Sanitary Inspector or other Board of Health designated officials.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
All persons keeping one or more animal, pigeon or fowl, and
including dogs, cats and birds, shall keep the premises clean and
free from the accumulation of solid or liquid excrement or other filth,
free from any condition where noxious or offensive odors may be present,
and free from any condition which may breed flies, insects, rodents
or other vermin.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
No person owning, occupying or having charge of any house, stable,
coop or other building or premises shall keep or allow therein or
thereon any animal, fowl or pigeon, including dogs, cats, and birds
which shall, by noise or otherwise, disturb the quiet and repose of
any person therein or in the vicinity thereof to such an extent as
to affect the health and comfort of such person.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
No person owning or keeping any animal or fowl shall permit
it to run at large.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
All persons owning or keeping animals, fowl or pigeons shall
maintain adequate facilities to provide sanitary water, proper feeding
equipment and sanitary housing.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
All food not eaten at the end of each day shall be removed and
feeding vessels and troughs shall be thoroughly cleaned.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02; amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No.
HO 20-02]
No person shall continue to keep animals, fowl, or birds of
any kind in any building or upon any premises in the Borough when
the Board of Health or designated officials may deem such keeping
of animals, fowl or birds to be detrimental to the public health,
safety and welfare, or the environment. In cases where conditions
warrant the issuance of an order to discontinue the keeping of animals,
fowl or birds at particular premises or portion thereof, such order
shall be issued in writing and posted upon the premises. The owner
or person in charge of the animals, fowl or birds shall remove or
cause the animals, fowl or birds, as the case may be, to be removed
from such premises or portion thereof within such time as the Board
of Health or designated officials may provide in the order. In cases
where immediate removal is deemed essential to public welfare, safety
and welfare, or to protect the environment, the Borough or designated
officials or Animal Control Officer, as applicable, may require immediate
compliance without the issuance of any order.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02; amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No.
HO 20-02]
In any case of noncompliance with any order of the Board of
Health or designated officials with respect to removal of animals,
fowl or birds, the Borough Animal Control Officer, if applicable,
or Borough Health Officer or designated officials is authorized to
arrange for the removal, maintenance or destruction of the offending
animals, fowl or birds in such manner as he deems appropriate and
to issue such other violation notices or summonses as permitted by
the Health Code or other applicable laws or rules or regulations.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02; amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No.
HO 20-02]
The owner or person in charge of any animal, fowl or bird which
may die shall forthwith cause the carcass to be disposed of within
twenty- four (24) hours in a manner that is not detrimental to the
public health, safety and welfare of the community or to the environment.
[Ord. No. HO2014-02]
a.
Procedure when person has been bitten by animal. Any person owning
or being in charge of any animal which has bitten or attacked any
person shall immediately and closely confine such animal so that it
may not approach or be approached by any other animal or any unfamiliar
person until it has been inspected by the Health Inspector or Borough
Health Officer or any other officer of the Borough on behalf of the
Board of Health; and as soon as it is reasonably possible, but no
longer than twelve (12) hours after such bite or attack, the owner
or person in charge of such animal shall report to the Board of Health
or the Borough Health Officer the principal facts of the incident,
or, if no Board of Health official or the Borough Health Officer can
be reached, the report shall be made to the Borough Police Department.
[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. HO 20-02]
b.
Examination and isolation of animal. Upon receipt of such notification,
the Borough Health Officer shall order the examination of the animal
by a licensed veterinarian. The Borough Health Officer shall also
serve formal notice, as required under State law, that the animal
must be confined for at least ten (10) calendar days after the date
of the bite or attack, except that, if, upon evaluation, the Borough
Health Officer believes that other immediate or special action is
necessary, he is empowered to take such action and shall immediately
advise the Board of such action. The veterinarian report must be sent
to the Borough Health Officer within five (5) calendar days of a bite.
[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. HO 20-02]
c.
Release from isolation. At the end of the isolation period, if, in
the opinion of the Borough Health Officer, the animal is found to
be normally healthy, it may be released from isolation. No such animal
shall be destroyed during the isolation period, except by permission
of the Board of Health.
d.
Procedure for animals bitten by rabid animals. Any person knowing
or suspecting that any animal in his possession has been bitten or
attacked by an animal known to have or suspected of having rabies
shall immediately confine such animal and notify the Board of Health
or, if no official can be reached, the Borough Police Department.
Upon receipt of such notification, the Borough Health Officer shall
direct what further steps shall be taken with respect to such animal.
e.
Confinement and report of animals suspected of having rabies. It
shall be the duty of every person who detects in any animal the symptoms
of rabies to confine the animal and immediately notify the Board of
Health of his suspicions and of the whereabouts of the confinement.
f.
Report of dead animals suspected of being rabid. It shall be the
duty of any person who suspects or has reason to suspect that a dead
animal within his knowledge or possession has been rabid or has been
bitten by an animal known to have been rabid to immediately report
these suspicions to the Board of Health, who may take or direct such
action as is reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety
and welfare, and the environment.
g.
Report by person bitten or treating physician. Any person who has
been bitten or attacked by any animal in the Borough and any physician
or other such person who has been consulted by or has treated any
person who has been bitten or attacked by any animal shall, within
twelve (12) hours of becoming aware of such incident, report the circumstances
to the Board of Health or the Borough Health Officer or the Borough
Police Department.
[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. HO 20-02]
