It shall be unlawful for the owner, handler, custodian or keeper
of any dog to fail to keep the dog and the dog's living area
clean at all times and free of odor, flies and rodents.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, handler, custodian or keeper
of any dog to fail to reasonably provide for proper food and water
for a dog, or to fail to keep any dog properly warm in the winter,
or to fail to provide a shaded area for any dog in the summer.
No person having possession, custody or control of any animal
shall, knowingly or negligently, permit any dog or other animal to
commit any nuisance (i.e., defecation or urination) upon any gutter,
street, driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Borough of Manheim,
or upon the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented
by the public or used in common by the tenants, or upon the outside
walls, walkways, driveways, alleys, curbs or stairways of any building
abutting on a public street or park, or upon the grounds of any public
park or public area, or upon any private property other than the property
of the owner of such animal.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance (i.e. defecation or urination) in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in § 84-16, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface, and either:
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 $600 and, in default of payment thereof, to
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
