No person owning, possessing, keeping, harboring
or in charge of a dog shall allow, suffer or permit such dog to do
any injury to a person or an animal or to do any damage to any other
person's or any public lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds or property,
including but not limited to depositing any urine or feces thereon,
except that any dog on a leash may deposit urine or feces between
the curblines on the roadway of any public street, provided that:
A. The person in charge of said dog shall have in his
possession appropriate sanitary means, including but not limited to
implements and plastic bags, to remove any feces so deposited.
B. The person in charge of said dog shall immediately
remove all feces so deposited, by appropriate sanitary means, including
but not limited to implements and plastic bags, and shall dispose
of such feces in a sanitary manner, taking specific care to keep pet
waste out of waterway conveyances.
[Amended 9-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 6-2018]
C. No blind person in charge of a guide dog shall be subject to Subsections
A and
B of this section.
This article shall be enforced by the Police
Department of the Township of Westampton.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished on the first offense
by a fine not to exceed $25 and on second and subsequent convictions
by a fine not to exceed $500.