[Adopted 11-16-1987 by Ord. No. 857 (Ch. 2, Part 3, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
A.
ANIMAL
DOMESTIC ANIMAL
HOUSEHOLD PET
LARGE ANIMAL
PERSON
SMALL ANIMAL
WILD ANIMAL
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Any domestic animal or fowl, any wild animal or any household
pet.
Any animal normally or ordinarily domesticated or raised
in this area and climate as livestock or for work or breeding purposes,
or normally or ordinarily kept as a household pet.
Any dog, cat, or other domestic animal normally and ordinarily
kept in or permitted to be at large in the dwelling of its owner.
Any wild or domestic animal of the bovine, equine or sheep
family.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
Any wild or domestic animal such as a rabbit, hare, guinea
pig, rat, mouse, or chinchilla; and any wild or domestic fowl such
as a chicken, turkey, goose, duck, or pigeon (excepting homing pigeons).
Any animal, including bird, fowl, or reptile not normally
or ordinarily domesticated; not normally or ordinarily raised in this
area and climate as livestock or for work or breeding purposes; or
not capable of being kept as a household pet.
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural
shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine.
[Amended 2-20-1989 by Ord. No. 874; 8-20-2020 by Ord. No. 1130]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any pigs, hogs or
swine at any place within the Township of North Versailles.
[Added 2-20-1989 by Ord. No. 874]
No household shall house, keep or maintain more than a total
of five dogs and/or cats combined at any one time. This section shall
become effective on May 1, 1989.
[Amended 2-20-1989 by Ord. No. 874]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any domestic animals,
except household pets, except as provided in this section:
A.
Large animals shall be confined in quarters no part of which shall
be closer than 100 feet to the exterior limits of any dwelling or
of any property line.
B.
Except as prohibited by § 92-14, small animals shall be kept confined in quarters no part of which shall be closer than 25 feet to the exterior limits of any dwelling or of any property line.
C.
The keeper of every such animal shall confine the same in an enclosure
sufficient to prevent such animal from running at large, and such
enclosure shall be of a size and construction conducive to the animal's
health, and adequate sanitary drainage facilities shall be provided.
D.
Every keeper of any animal shall cause the litter and droppings therefrom
to be collected daily in a container or receptacle that, when closed,
shall be rat-proof and fly-tight, and after every such collection
shall cause such container or receptacle to be kept closed. At least
twice a week, every such keeper shall cause all litter and droppings
so collected to be disposed of in such manner as not to permit the
presence of fly larvae.
E.
Every keeper of any animal shall cause all feed provided therefor
to be stored and kept in a rat-proof and fly-tight building, box,
container, or receptacle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any household pet,
except as provided in this section:
A.
If any such pet shall be kept in a dwelling owned or occupied by
its owner, such owner shall be required to follow such procedures
and practices as to the number of such pets to be kept there, and
as to sanitation, to insure that no public nuisance shall be created
or maintained and no threat to the health of persons living elsewhere
than in such dwelling shall be created.
Any violation of this article that would also violate any state
law shall be prosecuted under that state law and not under this article.
[Amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 867]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$1,000, and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.