[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Sinking Spring as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-6-1964 by Ord. No. 306]
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 467]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, association, firm or corporation to maintain or keep upon any property within the limits of the Borough of Sinking Spring, other than on lands which, under Chapter 196, Zoning, are preexisting nonconforming agricultural uses, any livestock, such as horses, cattle, mules, sheep, hogs, goats, chickens, turkeys and other barnyard fowl.
A. 
In order to protect the public health and welfare, no person shall keep or maintain on lands which, under Chapter 196, Zoning, are preexisting nonconforming agricultural uses any chickens, pigeons, turkeys, sheep, hogs, goats, rabbits and like barnyard animals within the corporate limits of the Borough of Sinking Spring without first obtaining a permit from the Borough Council.
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 467]
B. 
The cost of such permit shall be $1 for each calendar year, and the application therefor shall specifically set forth the location of any pen, coop, hatchery, stable or any such barnyard shelter.
C. 
No permit for any pen, coop, hatchery or stable shall be issued for a location within a distance of 100 feet of any stream of water nor within 20 feet of any street, highway or adjoining property line of the premises.
D. 
All offal, refuse and garbage resulting from the use, operation or maintenance of any such pen, coop, hatchery or stable shall be cleaned and deposited in flytight and watertight containers with lids at least once every 24 hours.
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 467; 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 being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a 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 Berks County.
[Adopted 12-2-1976 by Ord. No. 393]
It shall be the duty of every owner or keeper of every dog within the Borough of Sinking Spring to at all times comply with all the requirements of any existing legislation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regulating the licensing and running of dogs.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper or handler of any dog, at anytime whatsoever, to permit such dog to run at large or to cause any damage to any buildings, lawns, shrubbery or any other real or personal property or to cause any annoyance to persons in the Borough of Sinking Spring. Failure of any such owner, keeper or handler to properly curb and restrain his said dog shall subject him to the penalties provided by this article. Any dog running at large in violation of this article shall be subject to seizure, detention and disposal as provided herein.
It shall be the duty of any owner or keeper of every dog within the Borough of Sinking Spring at all times to keep such dog either on a leash or such other device as to keep the dog under the reasonable control of the person then handling such dog, in an enclosure from which it cannot escape or 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.
The term "owner" shall include, when applied to the proprietorship of a dog or cat, every person having a right to proprietorship in such dog or cat and every person who keeps or harbors such dog or cat or has it in his care and every person who permits such dog or cat to remain on or about any premises occupied by him and also any person who entices away the dog or cat of another and keeps such dog or cat in his possession.
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 Sinking Spring. 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 1/2 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 Sinking Spring.
A. 
Any person may request the Borough Police Department to warn any person who shall own, harbor or keep in custody any dog which disturbs the peace by barking, howling or making other loud noise to the annoyance and discomfort of persons in the Borough of Sinking Spring.
B. 
A warning by the police shall consist of delivery of a copy of this article at the residence in the Borough of Sinking Spring of any such owner, keeper or custodian. In the absence of any such warning made by said police, the complaining person may request the Mayor of the Borough of Sinking Spring to provide such warning.
C. 
Any such request shall be in writing, shall identify and specify the residence of the owner, keeper or custodian of the dog or other animal, and shall identify and specify the residence of the person making the request. Upon receipt of such request, the Secretary shall mail a copy of this article to the person identified as the owner, keeper or custodian of the dog or other animal.
D. 
A violation of this article shall be deemed to have occurred upon a second or subsequent violation of § 63-8 above after the date of delivery of the warning.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to negligently permit said dog to injure any human being by biting, jumping on, knocking down or attacking said human being.
It shall be unlawful to keep more than four animals, i.e., dogs, cats or a combination of both, 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 the Dog Law of 1965, as amended (3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.).
A. 
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog or cat shall cause, suffer or allow such dog or cat 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 street lying between the curblines, which shall be used to curb such dog or cat under the following conditions:
(1) 
The person who so curbs such dog or cat shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such dog or cat by any sanitary method approved by the Board of Health.
(2) 
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.
B. 
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog or cat shall cause, suffer or allow such dog or cat to soil, defile or defecate on any premises, including the premises of the owner, under circumstances or to a degree which will have the effect of creating noxious odors to the annoyance of neighbors or passersby.
[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 being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a 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 Berks County.