[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Downingtown
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-9-1983 by Ord. No. 83-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or keeps any animal to
intentionally or negligently permit such animal to run at large in the Borough
of Downingtown in violation of the provisions of the Dog Law of 1965, 3 P.S.
§ 460-101 et seq.[1] Any animal running at large in violation of said law shall be
subject to seizure, detention and disposal as provided therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Dog Law of 1965 was repealed 12-7-1982. See now
3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.
It shall be unlawful to own, harbor or keep in custody any animal which
disturbs the peace by barking, howling or making other loud noises to the
annoyance and discomfort of any person in the Borough of Downingtown. Barking,
howling or the making of other loud noises by such animal for more than 15
minutes shall be deemed to disturb the peace and to cause the annoyance and
discomfort of persons in the Borough of Downingtown.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal to permit said animal
to injure any human being by biting, jumping on, knocking down or attacking
said human being.
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any animal shall
cause, suffer or allow such animal to soil, defile, defecate on or commit
any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play
area, park or any place where people congregate or walk or on any public property
whatsoever or on any private property without the permission of the owner
of said property. The restriction set forth in this section shall not apply
to that portion of the street lying between the curblines, which shall be
used to curb such animal under the following conditions:
A.
The person who so curbs such animal shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by such animal by any sanitary and reasonable manner.
B.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
area shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner by the person owning, harboring,
keeping or in charge of any animal curbed in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
It shall be unlawful to keep more than three animals six months of age
or older on any premises, regardless of the number of owners; provided, however,
that this section shall not apply to any premises for which a kennel license
has been obtained pursuant to the Dog Law of 1965, 3 P.S. § 460-101
et seq.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Dog Law of 1965 was repealed 12-7-1982. See now
3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq.
[Amended 10-10-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
Any person who shall be convicted of violating or failing to comply
with the provisions of this article before any District Justice shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $600, together with costs of prosecution, and,
in default of payment of such fine and costs, the violator shall be subject
to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days. The continuation
of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense,
and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of a violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
