[Adopted 8-5-1957 by Ord. No. 430]
No person, firm or corporation shall keep any
hogs, cattle, goats, sheep, hive of bees, horses, chickens or other
fowls within the Borough of Lewisburg, except with special permission
of the Borough Council.
Special permission shall be granted by the Borough
Council only upon the following conditions:
A.
That such animals shall be kept in good condition,
healthy, clean, and free from disease.
B.
That no pens, stables or coops, or other housing therefor,
shall be located within 100 feet of any dwelling house or within 50
feet of any street.
C.
That such animals shall not be kept in any cellar
or in other part of any dwelling, nor shall they be permitted to run
at large.
D.
That plans and specifications for pens, stables, coops,
or other housing facilities for such animals shall be submitted to
Borough Council at the time of request for special permission and
shall provide adequate provisions for lighting and ventilation.
E.
That adequate provisions shall be made for the removal
of refuse, food, and excrement to prevent odors from developing therefrom.
F.
That any permission granted by the Borough of Lewisburg
may stipulate the maximum number of animals or fowls which may be
kept on any premises and such permission may be revoked at any time
when any of the conditions or terms of the special permission are
not complied with.
No person shall bury any horse, cattle, sheep
or swine at any place within the limits of the Borough. Any person
burying any other dead animal within the limits of the Borough shall
be required to bury the same not less than three feet below the surface
of the ground.
[Amended 10-20-1987 by Ord. No. 833]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $300, and/or to imprisonment for a
term not to exceed 90 days.
