[Adopted 6-6-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-8]
No person having possession, custody or control
of any dog shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog to commit
any nuisance, including defecation, in any gutter, on any street,
driveway, alley, curb, sidewalk, recreational trail or public parkland
in the Township, or upon the floors or stairways of any building or
place frequented by the public or used in common by any persons or
upon outside walls, walkways, driveways, alleys, curbs or sidewalks
of any building abutting on a public street or park, or upon the grounds
of any private property other than the property of the owner of such
animal.
No person having possession, custody or control
of any horse shall knowingly or negligently permit any horse to commit
any nuisance, including defecation, in any gutter, on any street,
driveway, alley, curb, sidewalk, recreational trail or any public
parkland in the Township, or upon the grounds of any private property
other than the property of the owner of such animal.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance, including defecation, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in §§
122-1 and
122-2, above, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
A. Carry the same away for disposal in a toilet; or
B. Place same in a nonleaking container for deposit in
a trash or litter receptacle.
The provisions of §§
122-1 and
122-3 above shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons or to a dog used to assist any other physically challenged person.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action
brought before a District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days.