[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning 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.
[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
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 Borough.
[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
Any police officer or dog warden may seize any dog found at
large in the Borough. Such dogs are to be impounded in a licensed
kennel.
[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
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 Dog Law, 3
P.S. § 459-301 et seq.
[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
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 Dog Law, 3 P.S. § 459-301 et seq.
[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
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.
[Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
The first two times a dog is seized, the owner shall pay a fine
of $15 to the Borough as well as reasonable fees for keeping the animal
in a kennel. Any person allowing an animal to run at large a third
time in violation of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be
sentenced to 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 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or
each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 1975-7, 7/7/1975; as amended by Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
1.
It shall be unlawful to own, harbor or keep in custody any dog which
disturbs the peace by barking, howling or making other loud noises
to the annoyance and discomfort of any person in the Borough of Forty
Fort. Continuous barking, howling or the making of other loud noises
by such dog for more than any one hour or continuous barking for periods
of less than one hour but more than 1/2 hour, which periods occur
on two or more consecutive days, shall be deemed to disturb the peace
and to cause the annoyance and discomfort of persons in the Borough
of Forty Fort.
2.
Animals and Birds.
A.
Owning, possessing, harboring or controlling any animal or bird which
howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sounds continuously and/or
incessantly for a period of 10 minutes or makes such noise intermittently
for 1/4 hour or more to the disturbance of any person at any time
of the day or night regardless of whether the animal or bird is situated
in or upon private property; provided, however, that at the time the
animal or bird is making such noise, no person is trespassing or threatening
to trespass upon private property in or upon which the animal or bird
is situated or for any other legitimate cause which teased or provoked
the animal or bird.
B.
This subsection only applies when two or more persons file the complaints
about the animal or bird. However, prior to filing the complaint,
the complainants must first request the person owning, possessing,
harboring or controlling the animal or bird to take action to prevent
the animal or bird from creating a noise disturbance. If after making
the request to the person owning, possessing, harboring or controlling
the animal or bird, the noise disturbance continues, a complaint may
be filed.
[Ord. 1975-7, 7/7/1975; as amended by Ord. 1983-1, 2/7/1983,
§ A.2]
1.
Any person may request the Borough Police Department to warn any
person who shall own, harbor or keep in custody any dog which disturbs
the peace by barking, howling or making other loud noise to the annoyance
and discomfort of persons in the Borough of Forty Fort.
2.
A warning by the police shall consist of delivery of a copy of this
Part at the residence in the Borough of Forty Fort of any such owner,
keeper or custodian.
3.
Any such request shall be in writing, shall identify and specify
the residence of the owner, keeper or custodian of the dog or other
animal and shall identify and specify the residence of the person
making the request. Upon receipt of such request, the secretary shall
mail a copy of this Part to the person identified as the owner, keeper
or custodian of the dog or other animal.
[Ord. 1975-7, 7/7/1975]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit said
dog to injure any human being by biting, jumping on, knocking down
or attacking said human being.
[Ord. 1975-7, 7/7/1975]
1.
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog shall
cause, suffer or allow such dog to soil, defile, defecate on or commit
any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath,
play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk, or on
any public property whatsoever, nor on any private property without
the permission of the owner of said property. The restriction in this section
shall not apply to that portion of street lying between the curblines
which shall be used to curb such dog under the following conditions:
A.
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately remove all feces
deposited by such dog by any sanitary method approved by the Board
of Health.
B.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall be
disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of any dog curbed in accordance with the provisions of this Part in
a sanitary manner approved by the Board of Health.
[Ord. 1975-7, 7/7/1975; as amended by Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
It shall be unlawful to keep more than three dogs, six months
of age or older, on any premises, regardless of the number of owners;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any premises
for which a kennel license has been obtained pursuant to the Dog Law,
3 P.S. § 459-301 et seq.
[Ord. 1975-7, 7/7/1975; as amended by Ord. 1983-1, 2/7/1983,
§ A.3; and by Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to 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 30 days. Each
day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this
Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a
separate offense.
