[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Tredyffrin as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[The keeping of dogs within the township is regulated
by the statutory provisions of the Dog Law (3 P.S. § 459-101 et
seq.) and the Rabies Prevention and Control in Domestic Animals and Wildlife
Act (3 P.S. § 455.1 et seq.). Therefore, Ch. VI, Art. 3, § 302,
Dogs at Large, of the 1979 General Laws of the Municipality of Tredyffrin,
is hereby repealed.]
[Adopted 1-23-1995 by Ord.
No. HR-238]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, custodian or any
other person caring for or controlling any dog to allow excrement from such
animal to remain on any public or private street, gutter, driveway, alley,
curb or sidewalk or on the floors or stairways of any building or on any other
public or private property other than that of the owner of such animal; and
it shall be the responsibility of such person to immediately remove and dispose
of any and all excrement in a sanitary manner.
B.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
guide dog accompanying any blind person, nor to any log used in any township
police or fire-fighting activity.
[Added 10-19-1998 by Ord.
No. HR-278; amended 10-2-2000 by Ord.
No. HR-290]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall
be guilty of a summary violation and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorney's fees, incurred by the township in the enforcement of this article.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. In default
of the payment of any fine, the defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment
to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the township are hereby authorized to
seek any other available relief at law or equity, including injunction, to
enforce compliance with this article.
