[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lock
Haven as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-21-1976 by Ord. No. 958A (Ch. 2, Part 1, of the 2003 Code
of Ordinances)]
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
Any person who has control of a dog.
Urinating or defecating by a dog.
Anyone who is responsible for a dog, whether or not the dog
is in that person's presence.
Any person having a right of property in any dog or having
custody of any dog, or any person who harbors or permits a dog to
remain on that person's property and who feeds said dog on a
regular basis.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
It shall be the duty of the owner, custodian or keeper, or the
parent or guardian of any minor owner, custodian or keeper of any
dog, except seeing eye dogs, to keep the dog from entering and being
upon any City park, playground, recreation area, mini-mall or any
other planted area of the City. For purposes of enforcement of this
section, the flood protection levee system is excluded and dogs are
not prohibited from that area if on leashes.
It shall be the duty of the owner, custodian, keeper, or parent or guardian of any minor owner, custodian or keeper of any dog, to keep the dog secured on a leash any time the dog is on any City property other than property listed in § 182-2 hereof.
It shall be the duty of the owner, custodian or keeper, or the
parent or guardian of any minor owner, custodian or keeper of any
dog, except seeing eye dogs, to keep the dog from fouling any property
not owned by the City, unless the property owner otherwise consents
thereto.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
It shall be the duty of the owner, custodian, keeper, or parent
or guardian of any minor owner, custodian or keeper of any dog, to
keep that person's dog from fouling any property owned by the
City.
Upon receiving a complaint or information that an owner, custodian,
keeper, or parent or guardian of any minor owner, custodian or keeper
of any dog has permitted said dog to violate this article, then the
City police, if the facts so warrant, shall prosecute the said owner,
custodian, keeper, or the parent or guardian of any minor owner, custodian
or keeper of said dog under the terms of this article.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
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 less than $10 and each succeeding offense shall cause
to be issued a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus
costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term
of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of
this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 9-4-1987 by Ord.
No. 279B (Ch. 2, Part 2, of the 2003 Code of Ordinances)]
A.
Any dog or cat, which by frequent or habitual barking, howling, screeching,
yelping or baying, or in any way or manner injures or disturbs the
quiet of any person or the community or which disturbs or endangers
the comfort, repose or health of persons, is hereby declared a nuisance.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having custody of such
a dog or cat to harbor or permit it to commit such nuisances.
A.
Prior to any violations or prosecutions under this article, the owner
or person violating this article shall be given a warning of the conduct
constituting such violation.
B.
Should such conduct continue after said warning, charges shall be
brought against the owner or person having custody of such dog or
cat.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
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 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30
days.
