[Adopted 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 134 (Ch.
52, Art. I, of the 1996 Code)]
[Amended 8-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-330]
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit
any dog, cat or any other animal in the nature of a pet, owned by
or under the control or supervision of such person, to run at large
on property other than that of such owner or keeper, except with the
permission of the property owner.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep,
harbor or otherwise maintain any animal which disturbs the peace and
quiet of the neighborhood by making any noises which would be loud
or unusual to a person of ordinary sensibilities.
It is the intent of this article not to supersede
any laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This includes the Dog
Law of 1965, as amended and supplemented,[1] under which the seizure and detention of dogs running
at large shall be regulated.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 3 P.S. § 459-101
et seq.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-330; 9-22-2004 by Ord. No.
2004-439]
Any person, firm, association or corporation
who or which shall violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with
the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, in
a proceeding commenced before a Magisterial District Judge pursuant
to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedures, be sentenced to
a fine of not less than $35, nor more than $1,000, plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days.
