[Adopted 6-12-1967 by Ord. No. 133]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ANIMAL
Dogs and other mammals susceptible to rabies.
OWNER
Includes any person having a right of property in any animal
and any person who keeps or harbors an animal or has it in his care
or allows it to remain on or about any premises occupied by him.
VETERINARIAN
A graduate of a recognized school of veterinary medicine
licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Added 9-15-1999 by Ord. No. 500; amended 4-18-2012 by Ord. No. 655]
A. No
person shall keep or harbor any animal in the Township so as to create
offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the
health or safety of the public.
B. It
shall be illegal within the Township of Lower Moreland for any person
or persons to own, possess, harbor or control any dog or animal which
makes any noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of 15
minutes or makes such noise intermittently for 30 minutes or more
to the disturbance of any person any time of the day or night, regardless
of whether the animal or dog is physically situated in or upon private
property, said noise being a nuisance, provided that at the time the
animal or dog is making such noise no person is trespassing or threatening
to trespass upon private property in or upon which the animal or dog
is situated nor is there any other legitimate cause.
C. No
person owning, harboring, keeping, walking or in charge of any animal
shall cause, suffer, permit or allow said animal to defecate on any
common thoroughfare, street, sidewalk, road, play area, park or any
place where people congregate or walk upon any public property whatsoever
or upon any private property without permission of the owner of that
private property unless immediate cleanup and disposal is undertaken.
"Proper cleanup and disposal" shall mean that such person shall immediately
remove all feces and droppings deposited by such animal, which removal
shall be in a sanitary manner by shovel, so as to prevent any noxious
odors, attraction of vermin or any other public health nuisance to
neighbors. This section shall not apply to or be enforced against
blind persons.
[Amended 8-17-1988 by Ord. No. 378; 3-21-1990 by Ord. No. 392]
Any person failing to comply with any of the provisions of this
article shall be liable for each such offense, upon conviction before
any District Justice within the Township of Lower Moreland, to a fine
of not more than $600, together with the costs of prosecution, and,
in default of payment or such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 30 days; and each day's failure to
comply with any such provision shall constitute a separate violation.