[Adopted 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 181]
This article shall be known and cited as the "Mount Gretna Borough
Dog Ordinance".
Any police officer or dog warden may seize any dog found at
large in the Borough. Such dogs are to be impounded and/or can be
picked up at the impoundment by the State Dog Warden.
Owners of licensed dogs are to be notified, by registered or
certified mail with return receipt, that the dog is impounded and
will be disposed of in five days if not claimed. Five days after the
return receipt has been received, and the dog has not been claimed,
the dog may be sold in accordance with the 1982 Dog Law.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this
article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement
proceeding commenced by the Borough before a Magisterial District
Judge, pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $600, costs
of prosecution, and restitution. No judgment shall be imposed until
the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial
District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day’s violation of any of the
provisions of this article shall constitute a separate . Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the Borough are hereby authorized
to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance
herewith.
In addition to any of the remedies provided above, any continual
violations of this article shall be considered a nuisance and the
Borough may seek to abate said nuisance by instituting appropriate
legal proceedings.