[Adopted 12-4-1989 by Ord. No. 481]
The purpose of this article is to protect the
health, safety and welfare of all those frequenting this borough by
preventing the needless health hazards and nuisances caused by dog
feces upon public and private property located within the borough.
No person, agency or institution owning, harboring,
keeping or in charge of any dog shall cause, suffer or allow such
dog to soil, defile, defecate or commit any nuisance upon any public
or private property whatsoever, except with the express authority
or permission of the owner of the property.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 67-15 above, it shall be permissible for the person in control of any dog or dogs to allow said dog to deposit feces between the right-of-way lines of any public street under and subject to the following conditions:
A.
The person in control of said dog or dogs shall have
in his or her possession appropriate sanitary means by which he or
she can collect and remove any feces deposited by said dog or dogs.
B.
The person in control of said dog or dogs shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by said dog or dogs in a sanitary manner
and shall dispose of all such feces in a sanitary manner and in a
way so as not to interfere with the rights of others.
C.
The provisions of this shall not apply to a Seeing
Eye dog which is in the sole control of a blind person.
Complaints against violators of this article
may be filed by any citizen as well as by an officer of the Police
Department or the Animal Control Officer.
[Amended 12-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-14]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof, for each offense.
For the purpose of this article each day that a particular violation
occurs will be considered to be a separate offense.
