[Ord. 17, 1/7/1974]
Any animal which habitually barks, howls or yelps or which bites without provocation; or which molests passersby; or which runs at large or which are loosed upon or scratches, digs, defecates upon or otherwise causes damage to any lawn, tree, shrub, plant, building or any other public or private property other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal is hereby declared to be committing a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having custody of such animal to permit it to commit such nuisance. Horses and ponies being raised for transportation shall be exempt from this provision when in the right-of-way of a public street, but not when in the right-of-way for a sidewalk. Where the owner or person in charge or control of such animal immediately removes all feces deposited by such animal and disposes of same in a sanitary manner or repairs the damage done by such animal, the nuisance shall be considered abated.
[Ord. 17, 1/7/1974]
No person being the owner or in charge or control of any animal shall keep or harbor such animal in an outdoor run or enclosure which drains on premises other than that of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal.
[Ord. 17, 1/7/1974]
Prosecution under this Part may be initiated by any citizen having personal knowledge of facts or events constituting an offense hereunder.
[Ord. 17, 1/7/1974; as amended by Ord. 218, 6/27/2005]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of the Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.