[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
No person, firm or corporation shall keep any livestock or poultry
at any place within the limits of the Borough of Nazareth for any
purpose of manufacture, art, trade or business in connection therewith,
except under special permit to be issued by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
Permits provided by § 2-101 of this Part shall be issued only to such businesses utilizing livestock or poultry as an ancillary part of their primary commercial functions. No permits will be issued to any business whose principal function is the commercial production of livestock or poultry.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
All animals, livestock and poultry kept in the Borough of Nazareth
for non-commercial purposes shall be considered to be pets.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
It shall be unlawful for pets to be permitted to run at large
off the property of the pet and not under restraint within the Borough
of Nazareth.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
Pets shall be confined on the premises of the owner, and shall
be permitted off the premises of the owner only under the control
of the owner or under restraint.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982; as amended by Ord. 595, 10/7/1991]
It shall be the primary duty of the Health Officer and the ancillary duty of any police officer of the Borough who witnesses any pet being at large or not under restraint, or who receives information of any pet being at large or not under restraint, to seize such pet and convey it to the place designated as the pound. The Health officer and any police officer is authorized and empowered to go upon any premises and enter any building to seize and detain any pet, which has been running at large or without restraint when such officer is in immediate pursuit of any such pet. This Section shall not be construed to limit or change the duty of police officers to enforce the Dog Law of 1982 [see Part 2 hereof].
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
Immediate notice, either personal or by registered mail, shall
be given to the owner to claim such pet within 10 days. The owner
of the pet detained shall pay a penalty of $5 to the Borough of Nazareth
and all reasonable expenses incurred by reason of the pet's detention
before the pet is returned.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982]
After 10 days from the giving of notice required in § 2-107 above, if such pet has not been claimed, the Health Officer shall dispose of the pet by sale or by destruction in some humane manner. All monies derived from the sale of such pet shall be paid to the Borough of Nazareth.
[Ord. 501, 11/1/1982; as amended by Ord. 565, 8/1/1988; and by Ord. 595, 10/7/1991]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$600 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
