[Adopted 9-26-1988 by Ord. No. 1432]
The purpose of this article is to protect the
health, safety and welfare by preventing the health hazards and nuisances
caused by dog feces upon public and private property located within
the township.
No person, agency or institution owning, harboring,
keeping or in charge of any dog shall cause, suffer or allow such
dog to soil, defile or defecate upon any public or private property
whatsoever, except with the express authority or permission of the
owner of said property, except if:
A.
The person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of such dog shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such dog
by any sanitary method approved by the local health authority; and
B.
The feces so removed from said public or private property
shall be disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in
charge of said dog in a sanitary manner on the property of said person
or of another with his consent.
A.
Any member of the public observing a violation of
this article may sign a complaint for violation of this article upon
a form to be provided by the Court Clerk, identifying the observed
violator by name and stating the date, time, place and other particulars
of the violation; upon delivery of such a signed complaint to the
Court Clerk, said complaint shall be filed and a copy served on the
defendant wherever he or she may be found.
