[Adopted 12-10-1998 by Ord. No. 568 (Ch. 2, Part 5, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A Felis libyca domestica kept as a pet and/or for rodent
control.
Any person having a right of property in such cat, and every
person who keeps or harbors such cat or has it in its care, and every
person who permits such cat to remain on or about any premises occupied
by him.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
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 cat.
The practice of inoculations with a vaccine to afford protection
from rabies.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any owner to have any cat that becomes a
nuisance in the Township. Acts of nuisances shall include, but are
expressly not restricted to the follow:
(1)Â
The frequent raising of any disturbance between the hours of 7:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing time, or at extended intervals at any
other time of the day, or both.
(2)Â
Viciousness.
(3)Â
Frequent digging into flower beds, lawns, children's sandboxes,
gardens or the depositing of feces or urine, and/or otherwise damaging
shrubbery, trees or lawns, or premises, personal property or other
property not belonging to the owner of the cat.
B.Â
No owner shall permit a cat to enter upon any area designated as
a tot lot in any publicly owned park or playground.
C.Â
Any owner of a cat shall comply with, and be current with rabies
vaccination requirements of the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
with regard to cats.
Running at large: No owner of a cat shall permit the cat to
run at large within Upper Chichester Township.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000, together with the costs of prosecution,
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a
violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
