[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Tarentum
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-18-2005 by Ord. No. 05-04[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Art. I, Running
at Large, adopted 7-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-5, as amended.
Any person who owns or is in control of any dog must register the dog
at the Borough's municipal offices, on the Borough's form, at no
charge.
No person may own or be in control of more than a total of four cats
and dogs.
No dog, cat or other domesticated animal or any nondomesticated animal
shall be suffered or permitted to run at large upon public streets or highways
unless controlled by a leash no longer then five feet in length which would
restrain the animal by the owner or person in control.
Every person who owns or is in control of any cat or dog must, by either fence, chain, cable or the like, secure the animal on his property so that the animal cannot violate § 88-3.
No person shall allow any dog, cat or other domesticated animal or any
nondomesticated animal owned by him or under his control to defile, befoul,
corrupt or otherwise desecrate any sidewalk, walkway or the property of another
or to destroy or damage or enter upon the property of another.
No person shall allow any dog, cat or other domesticated animal or any
nondomesticated animal confined on that person's premises to make any
loud or harsh noise or disturbance which interferes with or deprives the peace,
quiet, rest or sleep of any person within the Borough.
Any person who owns or is in control of a dog or cat that bites another
animal or human shall be prosecuted under the Pennsylvania Dog Law, 3 P.S.
§ 459-101 et seq., as well as appropriate sections of this article.
Each day's violation of any of the provisions of this article shall
constitute a separate offense.
This article may be enforced by either the Borough's appointed
Dog Law Enforcement Officer, the Borough's Code Enforcement Officer or
the Borough's Police Department.
Any person who shall violate any of the sections of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay fines according to the following
schedule:
A.
Fifty dollars and all costs of prosecution for the first
offense, and in default of payment of such fine and costs of more than 45
days after conviction, to imprisonment of not more than three days in the
Allegheny County Jail.
B.
One hundred dollars and all costs of prosecution for
the second offense, and in default of payment of such fine and costs of more
than 45 days after conviction, to imprisonment of not more than five days
in the Allegheny County Jail.
C.
Five hundred dollars and all costs of prosecution for
the third offense, and in default of payment of such fine and costs of more
than 45 days after conviction, to imprisonment of not more than 30 days in
the Allegheny County Jail.
Any ordinance or part of any ordinance conflicting with this article
is hereby repealed insofar as the same affects this article.
