[Ord. 829, 11/15/2001; as amended by Ord. No. 995, 12/19/2019]
No person having possession, custody or control of any animal
shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog or other animal to commit
any nuisance, i.e., defecation, upon any gutter, street, driveway,
alley, curb or sidewalk in the Borough, or upon the floors or stairways
of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common
by the tenants, or upon the outside walls, walkways, driveways, alleys,
curbs or stairways of any building abutting on a public street or
park, or upon the grounds of any public park or public area, or upon
any private property other than the property of the owner of such
animal.
[Ord. 829, 11/15/2001; as amended by Ord. No. 995, 12/19/2019]
A.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other
animal which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation, in any area other
than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal,
as prohibited in § 301, shall be required to immediately
remove any feces from such surface and either:
[Ord. 829, 11/15/2001]
The provisions of §§ 301 and 302 hereof shall
not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person, or to a dog
used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
[Ord. 829, 11/15/2001; as amended by Ord. No. 995, 12/19/2019]
Any owner, handler, custodian, or keeper of any animals who
shall violate any of the provisions of § 301 of this Part
shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and the costs of prosecution,
including the Borough's reasonable attorneys' fees, for
the first offense and not less than $150 nor more than $1,000 plus
costs of prosecution, including the Borough's reasonable attorneys'
fees, for each subsequent offense.
