It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any large animal or any
pigs, hogs or swine at any place within the Borough, whether or not such animals
are regarded by their owners as pets.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any animals (except "Household Pets," §
118-26), except as provided in this section.
A. Large animals, pigs, hogs or swine are prohibited.
B. Small animals shall be kept confined in quarters no part
of which shall be closer than 25 feet from any property line, except dogs,
which may run upon their owner's entire property, provided said property
is enclosed.
C. The keeper of every such animal shall confine the same
in an enclosure sufficient to prevent such animal from running at large, and
such enclosure shall be of a size and construction conducive to the animal's
health, and adequate sanitary drainage facilities shall be provided.
D. Every keeper of any animal shall cause the litter and
droppings therefrom to be collected daily in a container or receptacle that,
when closed, shall be rat-proof and fly-tight and, after every such collection,
shall cause such container or receptacle to be kept closed. At least twice
a week every such keeper shall cause all litter and droppings so collected
to be disposed of in such a manner as not to permit the presence of fly larvae.
E. Every keeper of any animal shall cause all feed provided
therefor to be stored and kept in a rat-proof receptacle and fly-tight building,
box, container or receptacle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any household pet, except
as provided in this section:
A. If any such pet shall be kept in a dwelling owned or
occupied by its owner, such owner shall be required to limit the number of
such pets to be kept there to ensure that no public nuisance shall be created
or maintained and that no threat to the health of persons shall be created.
B. If any such pet shall be kept in an enclosure outside such dwelling, the provisions of §
118-25 of this article, insofar as the same applies to small animals, shall be applicable to the keeping of such household pet.
Any violation of this article that would also violate any State law
shall be prosecuted under that State law and not under this article.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $600 plus costs
of prosecution, including reasonable attorney fees and, in default of payment,
to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate and additional
offense.