[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Stockertown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Nuisances — See Ch. 147.
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 161.
ARTICLE I
Regulation and Use of Dogs (§ 76-1 — § 76-8)
[Adopted 8-7-1978 by Ord. No. 162]
It shall be the right of every police officer to seize and detain
any dog whose owner is responsible for any of the above violations.
If the seized dog is properly licensed, the owner shall be notified
and the dog must be claimed within 10 days. The owner is responsible
for charges incurred by reason of such seizure and detention. Rates
of such charges shall be determined from time to time by the Borough
Council. If after 10 days the dog is not claimed, it shall be disposed
in some humane manner. No dog so seized shall be sold for purpose
of vivisection.
It shall be the right of every police officer to kill any dog
which is found running at large and unaccompanied by its owner, custodian
or keeper and which is deemed after due consideration by the police
officer to constitute an immediate threat to the public health, safety
and welfare.
It shall be unlawful in the Borough of Stockertown for the owner,
custodian or keeper of any dog or similar animal to allow the same
to defecate, expectorate, menstruate or urinate upon any public park,
place or walkway, or upon any private property if the owner or custodian
of such private property has informed the owner, custodian or keeper
of such dog or similar animal in essence that such dog or animal shall
be kept from trespassing upon such private property.
It shall be unlawful in the Borough of Stockertown, in the absence
of a privilege for the owner, custodian or keeper of any dog or similar
animal, to allow the same to injure or destroy any property or animal
of any value without the express or implied consent of the owner of
such property or animal, or for such owner, keeper or custodian to
allow feces of such dog or animal to accumulate in any place in excessive
quantities or for excessive periods of time.
It shall be unlawful in the Borough of Stockertown, in the absence
of a privilege for the owner, custodian or keeper of any dog or similar
animal, to allow the same to injure, molest or bite any person, and
any such dog or animal is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
This chapter shall apply to both negligent and intentional acts,
and it shall be rebuttably presumed, if the owner, custodian or keeper
of any dog or similar animal or his or her or its agent or a member
of his or her household is informed that such dog or animal has violated
any of the provisions of this chapter, that any such owner, custodian
or keeper is at least negligent in allowing such dog or animal to
again similarly violate this chapter, regardless of whether or not
there was any prosecution for the first such violation.
