As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AT LARGE
Not confined, outside an area of escape such as a pen, corral, yard, cage, house, vehicle, or other secure enclosure, unless otherwise under appropriate human control.
CHICKEN RUN
An enclosed area in which chickens are allowed to walk and run about.
COLONY
A group of one or more community cats.
COMMUNITY CATS
A cat that is:
A. 
Homeless, stray, or at large, where the cat:
(1) 
Has been socialized to people, or is less than five weeks old;
(2) 
Could become feral as connection with humans is farther removed;
(3) 
Is older than five weeks, has a good potential to quickly become domesticated once again; or
B. 
Feral, where the cat:
(1) 
Is not socialized towards humans;
(2) 
Is born in the wild or is the offspring of an owned cat;
(3) 
Is a formerly owned cat that has been abandoned; or
C. 
A cat that lives in the community but is not owned by a human, sometimes referred to as a "free-roaming" or "street" cat.
COOP
A small building for housing poultry.
DOMESTICATED CAT
A cat that:
A. 
Is social towards humans;
B. 
Currently lives within the residence or property of a person or person accepted as the cat's owner;
C. 
Is considered appropriate as a companion for humans.
EAR TIPPING
A straight-line cutting of the tip of the left ear of a cat while the cat is anesthetized.
NEUTER
To permanently sterilize male cats to render them incapable of impregnating female cats by means of either surgery performed to remove the reproductive organs or chemical sterilization by which cats are injected with a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for that purpose.
PARCEL
For the purposes of this chapter, land whose boundary is clearly described and closes on itself, is in one ownership, and may include structures and buildings thereon.
PERSON
Any person, individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or any other entity that owns, has control of, or is in possession of any of the animals mentioned herein.
SPAY
To permanently sterilize female cats to prevent estrus (heat) cycles and eliminate their ability to become pregnant by means of either surgery performed to remove the ovaries and uterus or chemical sterilization by which the cats are injected with a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for that purpose.
STERILIZE
To spay or neuter a cat.
TRAP NEUTER RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM
A program in which community cats are humanely trapped, evaluated, vaccinated, sterilized, and ear tipped by a veterinarian and returned to the trap location with the intent of controlling or reducing feline population and reproduction.
VETERINARIAN
A person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Pennsylvania.
A. 
No person shall keep any pig, hog, rooster, horse, or nondomestic animal at any place within the Borough of Indiana.
B. 
No person shall keep or harbor any dog, cat, chicken or other animal in the Borough of Indiana so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise, or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to or affect the health, comfort, or safety of the public.
C. 
No person shall keep or harbor any dog, cat, chicken or other animal which by frequent and habitual barking, howling, screeching, yelping, baying, or in any way or manner disturbs the quiet of any person in the community.
D. 
No person shall permit any dog, cat, chicken or other animal to enter any enclosure or fenced-in area on another person's property where domestic animals are confined, provided that the enclosure is adequate for the purpose intended.
E. 
No person shall permit any dog, cat, chicken or other animal to run at large within the Borough of Indiana except in the case of a Borough-approved off-leash exercise area in accordance with posted rules. Any animal on a leash or similar apparatus shall not be considered at large, providing that the leash is no more than 15 feet long.
F. 
No person shall permit any dog, cat, chicken or other animal to scratch, dig, or defecate upon any other person's property, including but not limited to, buildings, lawns, trees, hedges, shrubs, plants, flowers, or any growing things, whether the property is public or private, without the permission of the owner of the property.
G. 
No person shall attract community cats to a property in a manner that creates a public nuisance to adjacent property owners or that threatens the health, safety and welfare of the community.
Any owner of any dog, cat, chicken or other animal who permits the violation or violates a provision of this chapter shall be given a written notice of violation. If the violation is not corrected in the 30 days permitted, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, the individual may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days. Each day that each section is violated shall be considered a separate violation.