[Adopted 6-17-1998 by Ord. No. 1091 (Ch.
101, Art. II, of the 1999 Code)]
1. It shall be unlawful
for any person to willfully and maliciously taunt, tease, torment,
beat, kick or strike any dog used by the Police Department of the
Borough of Homestead in the performance of the functions or duties
of such Department or to interfere with or meddle with any such dog
used by said Department or any member thereof in the performance of
the functions or duties of said Department or of such officer or member.
2. Any person who
shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of an offense, which shall be a summary offense.
1. It shall be unlawful
for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure,
disable, poison or kill any dog used by the Police Department of the
Borough of Homestead in the performance of the functions or the duties
of such Department or to interfere with or meddle with any such dog
used by said Department or any member thereof in the performance of
any of the functions or duties of said Department or of such officer
or member.
2. Any person who
shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of an offense, which shall be a summary offense.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see AO)]
It shall be the duty of the Borough of Homestead
Police Department to enforce the provisions of this Part and to make
arrest for violations of such Part.
1. Any person violating the provisions of §Â
2-201 of this Part shall be subject to a penalty of up to $1,000 and, in default of payment, to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 30 days.
2. Any person violating the provisions of §Â
2-202 of this Part shall be liable to a penalty of the costs and training of such dog or dogs, plus a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or 30 days' imprisonment, plus costs of prosecution, to be recovered before the Magisterial District Judge as fines and penalties are by law recoverable.