[Adopted 12-1-1967 by Ord. No. 518]
A.
The running at large of dogs and other animals within
the Borough of Dravosburg shall be, and the same is, hereby prohibited.
B.
Any dog or other animal shall be deemed to be running
at large when the animal is on foot off the premises of the person,
firm or corporation, owning, keeping or harboring such animal without
being restrained by a firmly attached leash or chain, not exceeding
six feet in length, controlled by the owner, keeper or handler of
such animal.
C.
The police or other authorized representatives of
the Borough of Dravosburg are authorized and empowered to seize and
take possession of, on public or private property, any such dog or
other animal permitted to run at large within the Borough of Dravosburg.
D.
It shall be the duty of every police officer of the
Borough of Dravosburg, and of other authorized representatives thereof,
to kill any dog which does not bear a proper license tag and which
is found running at large within the Borough.
E.
It shall be the duty of every police officer of the
Borough of Dravosburg, and of other authorized representatives thereof,
to seize and detain any dog running at large which bears a proper
license tag, and to seize and detain any other animal running at large,
either upon the highways, streets or alleys of the Borough or upon
property of others than the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal.
If the owner, keeper or harborer thereof be known, or his or her identity
be discoverable through identification marking on a collar worn by
any such animal, such owner, keeper or harborer shall be notified,
either personally or by certified mail, to reclaim such animal within
the period of 10 days after notice has been given. Any dog or other
animal so seized and detained shall be detained in a kennel or other
impounding facility designated by the Borough of Dravosburg and shall
be properly fed and watered. The owner of a dog or other animal so
detained shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred by reason of the
detention of such animal before becoming entitled to the return of
such animal. In the event the owner of such dog or other animal does
not reclaim such animal and pay the reasonable charges provided for,
within the time provided, any such animal other than a dog shall be
sold for the benefit of the Borough of Dravosburg; any such dog shall
be exterminated in a humane manner or be sold as other animals, for
the benefit of the Borough.
The owner, keeper or harborer of any dog or
other such animal which bites any person, regardless of whether or
not such animal has been vaccinated for rabies protection, shall be
and is hereby required and directed to report the occurrence of the
bite to the Dravosburg Police Department and to confine the animal
for a period of 15 days upon the premises of such owner, keeper or
harborer, or in a duly established veterinary hospital or clinic.
If any such animal shall die within the fifteen-day quarantine period,
its head shall be removed and delivered within 12 hours following
the death to a qualified official laboratory for examination and diagnosis.
All information reasonably required by such laboratory shall be given
same by the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal.
No person shall keep or allow to remain within
the Borough of Dravosburg any dog or other animal which by frequent
and continued howling, barking, crying, baying, yelping or other naturally
produced sound shall disturb the peace, quiet and enjoyment of the
neighborhood residents. The keeping of any such animal shall be and
the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance, as well as a violation
of the provisions hereof.
No person shall keep or allow to remain on any
premises within the Borough of Dravosburg, owned, leased, occupied
or otherwise controlled by him, her or it, a total of more than two
animals, dogs or otherwise.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions hereof shall, upon conviction thereof before the
Mayor or District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of
such fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
