A. 
Interference with officer. No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with the Animal Control Officer or anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter.
B. 
Permitting animals to commit nuisances. No person owning or having the care or custody of any animal shall knowingly or negligently permit any animal to commit any nuisance upon any public street, nor other thoroughfare, nor upon any crosswalk of any public street or thoroughfare, nor in or upon any public building or any approach to such building, nor in or upon any public park or public playground, nor upon the property of another, nor shall any such person omit to do any reasonable and proper act, nor omit to take any reasonable and proper precaution to prevent any such animal from committing a nuisance in or upon any of the places or premises herein specified. It shall be the duty of each animal owner to remove any feces left by their animal on any sidewalk, gutter, street or other public area.
C. 
Animals damaging shrubbery, flowers, landscaping. No person owning, keeping or harboring any animal shall permit or suffer it to do any injury or damage to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds or property of another.
D. 
No person shall commit any act of cruelty or shall treat any animal in an inhumane manner.
E. 
Unattended animal in a vehicle. No person shall leave any animal unattended in a vehicle under inhumane conditions adverse to the health or welfare of the animal. Any person who shall violate this subsection shall be subject to a fine of $250 through the municipal court.
F. 
Abandonment of a cat, dog, or other animal. No person shall abandon any cat, dog, or other animal. Any person who shall violate this subsection shall be subject to a fine of $500 through the municipal court. Any person who shall abandon a cat, dog, or other animal near a roadway shall be subject to a fine of $1,000 through the municipal court.
G. 
Barter or sale of flesh, fur, or hair. No person shall knowingly sell, barter or offer for sale or barter, at wholesale or retail, the flesh, fur or hair of any domestic animal or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh, fur or hair of a domestic animal. This subsection shall not apply to the sale or barter, or offering for sale or barter, of the fur or hair of a domestic dog cut at a commercial grooming establishment, or at a veterinary office or clinic, or for scientific research purposes. Any person who shall violate this subsection shall be subject to a fine of $250 through the municipal court.
H. 
Proper care required. No person shall fail to provide their pastoral animals with sufficient and wholesome food and fresh water, proper shelter, protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and with humane care and treatment. For the purpose of this subsection, "proper shelter" shall be defined as a shelter with sound sides, top and bottom with a slanted roof to provide runoff from the rain and snow. There shall be a covering over the entranceway to prevent rain, wind and snow from entering the structure, and the structure shall be large enough for the animal to stand up in a natural position and turn around without touching the top or sides of the structure.
A. 
A cat, dog, or any animal shall be considered a stray or public nuisance if it has no owner and no known place of care or shelter, or if it habitually trespasses upon or damages either private or public property, or harms lawful users or occupants thereof, or if it causes a definable public health hazard which is supported by medical documentation.
B. 
Any person who owns, keeps, feeds or harbors any stray cat, dog, or other animal at any time, or who permits any cat, dog, or other animal to enter the limits of the Township, shall exercise sufficient and proper care and control over such animal at all times so as to prevent the cat, dog, or other animal from becoming a public nuisance.
C. 
Howling or barking dogs. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or harbor upon his premises any dog which shall, by howling or barking, make any disturbing noises in any neighborhood in the Township.
D. 
Dogs running at large. No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit such dog to be outside unless such dog is accompanied by a person capable of controlling the dog, and unless such dog is securely confined by an adequate leash. The only exceptions to the aforementioned provision are when a dog is kept on private property which is completely fenced in or which is provided with a hidden wireless fence for which a sign is posted, or if a dog is being transported in a dog crate or carrier. Any owner whose dog shall be found running at large in the Township off the premises of the owner of such dog shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties herein.
A. 
The Animal Control Officer or any person or agency designated by the governing body to enforce the provisions of this article shall, upon receipt of a complaint that a cat, dog, or other animal is a public nuisance, investigate said complaint and, if found to be legitimate, shall authorize and execute the seizure of the cat, dog, or animal. Cats that are part of a colony registered in accordance with § 110-20 shall be exempt from this provision.
B. 
Invading premises to seize cats, dogs, and other animals. Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter is hereby authorized to go upon any premises to seize for impounding any animal which he may lawfully seize and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such animal, except upon the premises of the owner if the owner is present and forbids the same.
C. 
Cats and dogs subject to seizure will be kept in custody for a period of seven days from the date of apprehension. If any cat or dog so apprehended bears any identification of ownership, the designated officer shall, on the date of apprehension, notify the owner and certify acknowledgment that the animal has been apprehended, and that it may be claimed at a designated location subject to the provisions of this article.
D. 
Any cat or dog may be claimed by its owner during the seven-day custodial period upon the payment to the Township of a fee of $25 per day or part thereof that the cat or dog has been in custody, along with a redemption fee of $50.
E. 
Any cat or dog which has been seized pursuant to this article and which has not been reclaimed during the seven-day custodial period may be disposed of in a humane manner in accordance with standards generally recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
F. 
The fees in this section shall be superseded whenever the municipality enters into a contractual agreement with any third party to provide the services herein; owners shall be subject to the rates established by the third party as provided in the contractual agreement.
A. 
The Animal Control Officer shall regularly canvass the Township to assure compliance with this chapter and report to the Police Director and the office of the Township Clerk a description of each animal seized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the reason for such seizure and the disposition made of such animal.
B. 
The office of the Township Clerk shall render a quarterly report to the Mayor and Council which shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The number of cats, dogs, and other animals captured.
(2) 
The number of cats, dogs, and other animals redeemed from the pound.
(3) 
The number of cats, dogs, and other animals destroyed.