[1982 Code § 5-1.1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the official appointed to be enforcing authority for all violations of Chapter 8, Animal Control.
Shall mean and refer to a dog off the premises of the person
owning or keeping or harboring it and not in a crate or other safe
control: or, not securely fastened to a tether, leash or chain, held
by its owner, or other person capable of controlling the dog.
Shall mean any dog which has attained the age of seven months
or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Shall mean any person exercising control over a dog or permitting
a dog to remain on premises under his control.
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall mean and
include every person who has such dog in his keeping.
[1982 Code § 5-1.2]
No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the Township
except in compliance with the provisions of this section and unless
he first obtains a license and official metal registration tag therefor
issued by the Clerk of the Township upon application by the owner
and payment of the prescribed fee.
[1982 Code § 5-1.3]
Each application for a license under this section shall give
the following information:
a.
A general description of the dog sought to be licensed including
breed, sex, age, color and markings, and whether such dog is of a
long or short haired variety.
b.
Name, street and post office address of the owner or keeper of such
dog. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order in which applications
are received.
[1982 Code § 5-1.4]
The information on all applications under this section and the
registration number issued to each licensed dog shall be preserved
for a period of three years by the Clerk. In addition, he shall forward
similar information to the State Department of Health each month on
forms furnished by the Department.
[1982 Code § 5-1.5]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age in the Township shall, in the month of January in each year, apply
for and procure from the Clerk a license and official metal registration
tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place
upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely
fastened thereto.
[1982 Code § 5-1.6; amended by Ord. No. 9-17-85; Ord. 7-18-89; Ord. 2-5-91; Ord. 5-7-91; Ord. No. 92-10; Ord. No. 95-1; Ord. No. 95-5; Ord. No.
2006-07; Ord. No. 2009-15; 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-006]
a.
One-Year Licenses. The license fee for each dog which has been spayed/neutered
for a one-year license shall be $16. The license fee for each dog
which has not been spayed/neutered for a one-year license shall be
$19. The license and registration tag shall expire December 31 of
the year stated on the license and must be renewed by January 31 of
the following year. Proof of rabies vaccination shall be a condition
of license issuance. Proof of spay/neuter shall be a condition of
the reduced one-year license fee.
b.
Three-Year Licenses. The license fee for each dog which has been
spayed/neutered for a three-year license shall be $48. The license
fee for each dog which has not been spayed/neutered for a three-year
license shall be $57. The license and registration tag shall expire
December 31 of the year stated on the license and must be renewed
by January 31 of the following year. Proof of rabies vaccination shall
be a condition of license issuance. Proof of spay/neuter shall be
a condition of the reduced three-year license fee.
c.
Any dog not having a valid, current license after January 31 of any
calendar year shall, in addition to the license fees set forth herein,
pay an additional fee of $5 for each month or part of the month thereafter.
These additional fees shall not be applicable to dogs acquired after
January 31 of any calendar year, provided said dogs are registered
in compliance with this subsection.
[1982 Code § 5-1.7]
License forms and uniform official metal registration tags designed
by the State Department of Health shall be furnished by the Township
and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance
and the name of the Township.
[1982 Code § 5-1.8]
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any
dog which attains licensing age shall apply for a license and registration
tag for each dog within 10 days after such acquisition or attainment.
[1982 Code § 5-2.3]
No person shall keep in the Township any dog which habitually
cries and barks.
[1982 Code § 5-2.4; Ord. No. 9-18-90 § 2]
No person owning or keeping any dog shall permit it to run at
large at any public place within the Township nor within any private
property located within the Township without the permission of the
owner of the said private property.
[1982 Code § 5-2.5]
No person owning or keeping any dog shall permit it to be upon
the public streets or any public place of the Township unless such
dog is accompanied by a person over the age of 12 years and is securely
confined and controlled by an adequate leash not more than six feet
long.
[1982 Code § 5-2.6]
No person owning or keeping a dog shall permit it to do any
injury or damage to any garden, lawn, shrubbery or flowers or property.
[1982 Code § 5-2.7]
No person, except an officer in the performance of his duties,
shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog without
the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach a registration
tag to a dog for which it was not issued.
[1982 Code § 5-2.1; Ord. No. 2003-01 New]
Any dog which is found off of the owner's premises and which
the Animal Control Officer has reason to believe is a stray dog, or
have no registration tag on the collar, or any female in season, shall
be impounded. If the dog wears a collar or harness with the name and
address of the person keeping the dog, or a registration tag, the
Animal Control Officer will serve or mail a notice to the owner of
the dog to redeem it within seven days or it will be destroyed. In
order to redeem the dog, the owner must pay all expenses incurred
in its detention, including maintenance fees. At the time of redeeming
the dog, the owner must produce the license and registration for the
dog or it will be destroyed.
[1982 Code § 5-2.2; Ord. 9-18-90 § 1; Ord. No. 2003-01; New]
The Animal Control Officer, any constable, or Law Enforcement
Officer is hereby authorized to aid, assist and enforce this section.
Furthermore, any person shall have the right to make a complaint for
any violation of this chapter by any other party.
[Ord. No. 2015-10]
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer
or permit it to soil, defile or commit any nuisance on any common
thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any
place where people congregate or walk, or upon any public property
whatsoever. The restrictions in this section shall not apply:
a.
To that portion of the public right-of-way between the lateral line
of the roadway and the adjacent sidewalk, which shall be used to curb
such dog; or
b.
Where there is no sidewalk, to that portion of the street within
four feet of a lateral line of the roadway, which shall be used to
curb such dog.
[Ord. No. 2015-10]
No person owning, keeping, harboring, in charge of or in control
of any dog shall suffer or permit it to be upon the public streets
or in any of the public places of the Township of Frankford, unless
such person shall at all times have on his person a proper scoop or
container or similar efficient sanitary means to immediately remove
any and all feces deposited by the dog, and such person shall be required
to immediately remove and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, all feces
thus deposited.
[Ord. No. 2015-10]
All dog owners and keepers are required to immediately and properly
dispose of their dog's solid waste deposited on any property, public
or private. When the dog shall have defecated on the portion of a
public street between the curblines, it shall not be considered a
violation of this subsection; provided, however, that the person owning
or in charge or control of the dog shall immediately remove and dispose
of, in a sanitary manner, all feces deposited.
[Ord. No. 2015-10]
Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance
animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such
animal is being used for that purpose.
[Ord. No. 2015-10]
The Animal Control Officer, any constable or any Law Enforcement
Officer is hereby authorized to aid, assist and enforce this section.
Furthermore, any person shall have the right to make a complaint for
any violation of this section by any other party.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 1]
Shall mean any establishment wherein or whereupon the business
of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on,
except a pet shop.
Shall mean any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition
pen, not part of a kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
Shall mean an establishment for the confinement of dogs seized
either under the provisions of this section or otherwise.
Shall mean any establishment where dogs are received, housed
and distributed without charge.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 2]
a.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel,
a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Township Clerk
for a license entitling him/her to keep or operate such establishment.
The annual fee for license shall be $25. License fees for a kennel
or pet shop shall be paid with the application.
b.
The application shall describe the premises where the establishment
is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for
which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written
approval of the local municipal and health authorities showing compliance
with the local and State rules and regulations governing location
of and sanitation at such establishments.
c.
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall
state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and all
such licenses shall expire annually on June 30 and be subject to revocation
by the Township on recommendation of the State Department of Health
or the local department of health for failure to comply with the rules
and regulations of the State Department or local department governing
the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the
State Department or local department.
d.
Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual
licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 3]
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
shall be subject to revocation by the Clerk on recommendation of the
State Department of Health or the Township Department of Health for
failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this section,
or the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health, County
Division of Health or of the Township Department of Health governing
the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either
the State Department of Health or the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 4]
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 5]
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be
permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate, or under
other safe control.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 6]
The Health Department shall forward to the State Department
of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed,
within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list
shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of
license issued.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 7]
Every place used as a kennel or pet shop shall be kept in a
clean and sanitary condition, and no refuse or waste material shall
be allowed to remain thereon for more than 24 hours. All animals shall
be humanely treated; and any animal having any disease shall be properly
isolated and treated.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 8]
Every kennel or pet shop shall be located on a plot of land
with an area of no less than three acres.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 9]
All buildings used in connection with a kennel or pet shop shall
be set back at least 50 feet from any public street, road or highway.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 10]
Every kennel or pet shop shall have fences surrounding the area
in which dogs are allowed to run. Such fences shall be of sufficient
strength and height to prevent a dog from breaking through the fences
or jumping over them under such conditions as might reasonably be
expected.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 11]
All areas in which dogs are fenced in shall be surrounded by
shrubbery or hedges so as to obstruct the view of the dogs from all
by-passing traffic and pedestrians. This requirement may be fulfilled
by the use of fences constructed in such a way as to completely obstruct
the view of the dogs from all by-passing traffic and pedestrians,
instead of by shrubbery or hedges.
[Ord. No. 2011-06 § 12]
Any person who violates any provision of this section or any
rule or regulation promulgated by the State Department of Health governing
the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters,
and pounds, to preserve sanitation therein and prevent the spread
of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments,
shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for
each offense. A person who fails to pay forthwith the amount of a
judgment rendered against him/her and the costs and charges incident
thereto shall be committed by the Court to jail for a period not exceeding
10 days in the case of a first conviction, and in the case of a conviction
for a second, subsequent, or continuing violation, for a period not
exceeding 30 days.
[New]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter,
upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $250 for each offense. Fines for non-registered dog fee
shall be not less than $50 and not more than $100.
