[Adopted 12-14-1976 by Ord. No. 37-1976]
It shall be unlawful to own, harbor or keep in custody any dog
which disturbs the peace by barking, howling or making other loud
noises to the annoyance and discomfort of any person in the Borough
of Plymouth. Continuous barking, howling or the making of other loud
noises by such dog for more than any one hour or continuous barking
for periods of less than one hour but more than one-half hour, which
periods occur on two or more consecutive days, shall be deemed to
disturb the peace and to cause the annoyance and discomfort of persons
in the Borough of Plymouth.
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog
shall cause, suffer or allow such dog to soil, defile, defecate on
or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway,
bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk
or on any public property whatsoever, nor on any private property
without the permission of the owner of said property. The restriction
in this section shall not apply to that portion of a street lying
between the curblines which shall be used to curb such dog under the
following conditions:
A. The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately remove all feces
deposited by such dog by any sanitary method approved by the Board
of Health.
B. The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall be
disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of any dog curbed in accordance with the provisions of this article
in a sanitary manner approved by the Board of Health.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be unlawful to keep more than three dogs six months
of age or older on any premises, regardless of the number of owners;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any premises
for which a kennel license has been obtained pursuant to 3 P.S. §§ 459-206
through 459-218 and amendments.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Except as otherwise provided by the Dog Law (3 P.S. § 459-101
et seq.), any person who shall be convicted of violating or failing
to comply with the provisions of this article before any Magisterial
District Judge shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $600,
together with costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of
such fine and costs, the violator shall be subject to imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days. The continuation
of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate
offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation
of a violation may be punished as provided above for each separate
offense.