[Ord. No. 2009-001, 11/9/2009]
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Defining Wild, Exotic or Farm Animals. No person shall board, breed, house, keep or maintain any wild animal which is prohibited or protected by Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or otherwise controlled or prohibited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. No person shall board, breed, house, keep or maintain any animal which is wild, dangerous, noxious or naturally inclined to do harm in any place, nor any animal usually kept as a farm animal or livestock in the Borough of Wesleyville. For the purposes of this Part, "animal" shall include but not be limited to the following:
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All members of the dog (Canidae) family except commonly accepted domesticated dogs.
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All members of the cat (Felidae) family except commonly accepted domestic cats.
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All members of the bear (Ursidae) family; weasel (Mustelidae) family, including weasels, martens, minks, wolverines, badgers, otters, ermine, etc.; nonhuman primates; porcupine (Erithizontidae) family; raccoon (Procyonidae) family; skunks, mongoose and all other mammalian species not commonly accepted as domestic animals.
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All venomous spiders.
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All venomous snakes, including but not limited to all members of the families Viperidae (vipers and pit vipers), Elapidae (cobras), Hydrophidae (sea snakes), venomous Colubridae (boomslang, twig snake and keelback snake genus); all members of the order Crocodilia, including alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gavials; venomous fish other than those commonly kept in small aquariums and posing no significant hazard to humans or domestic animals; and piranha, sharks, barracuda and other predatory fish other than common small aquarium species posing no significant hazard to humans or domestic animals. All reptilian species not prohibited as pets or specimens must be contained within habitats designed to prevent escape; shall be transported in escape-proof containers; shall not be handled openly in public places unless the handler is conducting an educational meeting or is demonstrating a reptile for sale within a commercial animal establishment; and shall not be released or abandoned except for native reptiles which may be released at their local point of capture, or wild reptiles which have wandered near human habitation and may be relocated to a nearby natural habitat. Any captive reptile secured by or forfeited to the Borough shall be released to a zoo, humane society or reptile rescue organization, or euthanized at the discretion of Borough officials.
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Cattle, horses, swine (excluding potbellied pigs), sheep, goats, fowl and all other animals usually kept as farm animals or livestock for the production of food, clothing, other products or agricultural labor.
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Exceptions. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:
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A bona fide publicly or privately owned zoological park or educational institution incorporated or authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, such as a humane society or animal park; a veterinary hospital, clinic or office; a bona fide research institution using animals for scientific research; or a circus, sideshow, amusement show or facility, or horse racing track.
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Enforcement Costs and Penalty. In the event any person is found to be boarding, breeding, housing, keeping or maintaining any animal in violation of this Part, such animal shall be seized by the Code Enforcement Officer, any police officer, firefighter or any other person authorized by Borough Council and placed immediately in a zoological park or humane society. Additionally, the person or persons found in violation shall be obligated to reimburse the Borough all monies expended by the Borough in seizing such animal or animals and placing or disposing of such animal or animals. The violation of this section is a summary offense, and is subject to the fines and imprisonment set forth at the end of this Part.
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Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this Part shall, severally for each and every such violation or noncompliance, be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $1,000, and costs, or, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. The imposition of a penalty for any violation or noncompliance shall not excuse the violation or noncompliance or permit it to continue. Each day that the violation or noncompliance exists shall constitute a separate offense.
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In addition to prosecution of persons violating this Part, the Code Enforcement Official, or any duly authorized agent of the Borough, may take such civil or equitable remedies in any court of record of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against any person or property, real or personal, to effect the provisions of this Part.
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The provisions of this Part and the provisions of this section governing penalties shall be independent, nonmutually exclusive, separate remedies, all of which shall be available to the Borough as may be deemed appropriate. The remedies and procedures in this Part are not intended to supplant or replace, to any degree, the remedies provided to the Borough in any other code.