[Amended 6-2-2010 by Ord.
No. 06-02-10-02[1]]
A.
In the event that a property owner's dog bites a person, that
property owner shall keep the dog in a confined pen, approved by the
contracting police force, for a period of 10 days.
B.
The Borough of South Waverly contracting police force or any other
authorized agent shall have the power and duty to enforce the provisions
of this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for an effective
time and date of midnight on 6-30-2010, further providing that the
South Waverly Borough Police Department be disbanded at that time
contemporaneously with the commencement of police services in South
Waverly Borough by Sayre Borough Police Department pursuant to an
agreement of 3-1-2010.
[Amended 6-2-2010 by Ord.
No. 06-02-10-02]
In the event that the owner of the dog does not have access
to an approved pen for the required confinement period, the dog shall
be taken to an animal shelter approved by the contracting police force,
and the cost of said shelter shall be paid by the owner of the dog.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than
$600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred
by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not
paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in
accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day
a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section
of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate
offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section,
the Borough may enforce this article in equity in the Court of Common
Pleas of Bradford County.
