[Ord. of 12-3-1930, § 8]
Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in any place where
it can prejudicially affect any source of drinking water.
A.
The
carcass of any dead animal shall be removed and disposed of by burial,
incineration or other proper method within 24 hours after death. If
the carcass is buried it shall be placed so that every part shall
be covered by at least two feet of earth and at a location not less
than 100 feet from any well, spring, stream or other surface waters,
and in a place not subject to overflow.
B.
In
all cases of death from communicable diseases, the carcass, if disposed
of by burial, shall first be thoroughly enveloped in unslaked lime.
C.
Proper
disposal shall be made by the owner of the animal or by the owner
of the property on which the dead animal is found. Where the owner
of the animal is unknown and the carcass if found upon any street,
alley or other public place, it shall be removed and disposed of by
the Board of Commissioners at public expense.
[Ord. of 12-3-1930, § 11]
No pigsty or piggery shall be built or maintained on marshy
ground or land subject to overflow, nor where it can prejudicially
affect any water supply, nor where, as a source of fly breeding, it
may become a menace to the public health. When garbage is fed to pigs,
provision shall be made so that all unconsumed garbage shall be removed
daily and disposed of by burial or incineration. All garbage shall
be handled and fed upon platforms of concrete or other impervious
material. Unslaked lime, hypochlorite of lime, borax or mineral oil
shall be used daily in sufficient quantities to prevent offensive
odors and the breeding of flies.
[Ord. No. 74-2, 1-7-1974[1]]
A.
The word "owner" when applied to the proprietorship of a dog, shall
include every person having a right of property in such dog, and every
person who keeps or harbors such dog or has it in his care, and every
person who permits such a dog to remain on or about any premises occupied
by him.
B.
The term "kennel" shall mean any establishment wherein dogs are kept
for the purpose of breeding, boarding, sale or show purposes, and
which is so constructed that dogs cannot stray therefrom.
C.
The term "dog control officer" shall mean any person designated as
such whose duty it shall be to control dogs within the Township of
West Pottsgrove, pursuant to the terms hereinafter set forth.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former §§ 4-14
— 4-17, derived from Ord. of 2-7-1962, §§ 1 —
4.
[Ord. No. 74-2, 1-7-1974]
It shall be unlawful for the owner, custodian or keeper of any
dog, licenses or unlicensed, to allow such dog to run at large at
any time, either upon any street, alley or public grounds in the Township,
or upon the property of another other than the owner, custodian or
keeper of such dog, unless accompanied by an under the immediate control
of such owner, custodian or keeper.
[Ord. No. 74-2, 1-7-1974]
A.
It shall be the duty of every Police Officer, or any person so designated
as the dog control officer under this article, to seize and detain
any dog which is found running at large, either upon the public streets
or highways, or upon the property of another, other than the owner
of such dog, and unaccompanied by the owner or keeper. It shall be
the privilege of every Police Officer or dog control officer to kill
any dog which is found running at large and is deemed, after due consideration,
to constitute a threat to the public health and welfare.
B.
The Police Officer or dog control officer shall cause any dog bearing
a proper license tag and so seized and detained to be properly kept
and fed, and shall cause immediate notice, either personal or by certified
mail, to be given to the person in whose name the license was procured,
or his agent, to claim such dog in accordance with the provisions
hereinafter set forth. In the event that an unlicensed dog is seized
and detained, there shall be no obligation hereunder to notify or
determine the owner of said dog unless the name and address of the
owner of said dog is properly affixed to said animal.
C.
The seized and detained licensed dogs may be redeemed by the owner,
or his agent, for a $5 penalty thereof at the designated pound within
10 days of mailing of notice upon payment of a $2 per day charge incurred
by reason of such detention. Unlicensed dogs may be redeemed within
48 hours of mailing notice and upon payment of $1 per day charge in
addition to the $5 penalty charge. Adjustments in the rates for the
detention of a dog shall be determined from time to time by the Township.
[Ord. No. 74-2, 1-7-1974]
Owners will be responsible for the proper curbing of their animal,
cleanliness of dog pounds and kennels and yards to prevent any nuisance
or health hazard to adjacent property owners.
[Ord. No. 74-2, 1-7-1974]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any female dog
to permit such female dog to go beyond the premises of such owner
or keeper at any time she is in heat, unless such female dog is properly
confined.
[Ord. No. 74-2, 1-7-1974]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog to fail
to keep at all times such dog either:
A.
Confined within the premises of the owner;
B.
Firmly secured by means of a collar and chain or other device so
that it cannot stray beyond the premises on which it is secured;
C.
Under reasonable control of some person or when engaged in lawful
hunting or field training accompanied by the owner or handler.
