[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 9-5-1957 by Ord. No. 247-1957; amended in its entirety 8-14-1989 by Ord. No.
16-1989 as Ch. 2, Part 1, of the 1989 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Any person having a right of property in any dog or having
custody of any dog, or any person who harbors or permits a dog to
remain on or around his or her property.
Being upon any public highway, street, alley, park or any
other public land or upon property of another person other than the
owner and not being accompanied by or under the control of the owner
or any other person having custody of said dog.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or dogs to allow
or permit such dog or dogs to run at large in the Township of Robinson.
Any police officer or dog warden may seize any dog found at
large in the Township. Such dogs are to be impounded in a licensed
kennel.
Owners of licensed dogs are to be notified by registered or
certified mail, with return receipt, that the dog is impounded and
will be disposed of in five days if not claimed. Five days after the
return receipt has been received and the dog has not been claimed,
the dog may be sold or destroyed in accordance with the 1982 Dog Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 3 P.S. § 459-101 et seq. (1982
Dec. 7, P.L. 784, No 225).
Unlicensed dogs that are seized are to be held in such kennel
for 48 hours and, if not claimed, may be destroyed in accordance with
the 1982 Dog Law.
Dogs that, in the opinion of any police officer or dog warden,
constitute a threat to public health and welfare may be killed by
the police or dog warden. Any dog suspected of being rabid shall not
be destroyed until a licensed veterinarian shall approve such destruction.
A.
The first two times a dog is seized, the owner shall pay a fine of
$15 to the Township as well as reasonable fees for keeping the animal
in a kennel.
B.
Any person allowing an animal to run at large a third time in violation
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine not exceeding $600 and costs or, in default of payment thereof,
shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
[Adopted 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
As used in this article, the following terms have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
A dog, cat or other domesticated companion animal (pet).
Agent(s) designated by the Township of Robinson to enforce
this article.
Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of
the owner or a member of his immediate family or guardian, either
by leash, cord, chain or otherwise.
A meat-eating, predatory animal, wild by nature as distinguished
from common domestic animals.
Domestic feline, felis domesticus.
Domestic canine, canis familiaris.
Chickens, geese, ducks, turkey, hen and rooster.
To provide food and shelter for any dog, cat or domesticated
animal on a periodic or temporary basis.
A person having right of property or custody of any animal
and/or one who has an animal in his care or custody or who knowingly
permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by said
person.
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association,
trust, estate or other legal entity.
No person, firm, association or agents thereof shall own, maintain
or exhibit a carnivorous wild animal.
A.
No person, firm, association or agent thereof shall keep or maintain
any fowl within 300 feet of any occupied residential building other
than the residence of the owner of such fowl.
B.
No person, firm, association or agent thereof shall keep or maintain
any fowl that may be inclined to make loud or raucous noises within
1,000 feet of any occupied residential building other than the residence
of the owner of such fowl.
A.
No person as owner or guardian of a dog or cat shall permit the animal
to run at larger beyond the boundaries of the private premises of
the owner or guardian. The animal control officer and/or the Police
Department shall seize and detain any animal running at large and
unaccompanied by the owner or guardian.
B.
No dog shall be permitted upon the public streets or upon public
property unless restrained by a leash not to exceed six feet in length
and accompanied by an adult or minor capable of controlling said animal.
C.
No dog or cat shall be tied near a public building or other public
facility which would intimidate person(s) from approaching or passing
such areas.
D.
No dog or cat shall be kept, maintained, harbored or permitted entry
into a place of business which stores and/or sells goods for human
consumption. Exception shall be made for guide dogs, hearing dogs,
aid dogs for the handicapped and dogs used by municipal and state
police departments.
E.
No dog or cat shall be permitted to bite, chase, leap at or jump
upon or otherwise harass bicyclists, motor vehicles and/or pedestrians
passing through a public right-of-way.
F.
No dog or cat shall be permitted to engage in habitual and continuous
loud howling, barking or crying or otherwise conduct itself in such
a manner as to annoy any person other than the animal owner, regardless
of whether or not the dog is on the owner's premises. ("Habitual
and continuous" shall be defined as more than 10 minutes at any one
time.) The animal control officer and/or the Police Department shall
request that the owner or guardian of any animal engaged in habitual
and continuous nuisance noisemaking to immediately quiet the animal
and/or move it indoors.
G.
No dog or cat shall be permitted to urinate or defecate on public
or private property other than that property owned by the animal's
owner or guardian. If such animal should defecate upon the private
property of another or public property, the owner or guardian of said
animal shall be responsible for the immediate cleanup and proper disposal
of the feces.
H.
No dog or cat shall be permitted to damage, deface or destroy any
property or article not belonging to the animal's owner. Any
injuries, expenses and/or damages caused by said animal which are
not due to the contributory negligence of another person shall be
the sole responsibility of the animal's owner.
Any person, firm corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution and, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than
30 days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense and may be punishable as such.
