Source: https://ecode360.com/10943096
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 20:30:50+00:00

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§ 76-1 Responsibility of owner or custodian.
§ 76-2 Running at large prohibited.
§ 76-5 Return to owner.
§ 76-6 Reclamation of seized dogs.
§ 76-7 Failure to pay penalty; abandonment of dogs.
§ 76-8 Disposal of dogs.
§ 76-9 Violations and penalties.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog, whether licensed or not, to fail to keep such dog either confined within an enclosure from which it cannot escape, firmly secured by means of a collar and chain or other device so that it cannot stray beyond the premises of the owner or custodian, under the personal control of and in close proximity to said owner or custodian or, when engaged in lawful hunting, accompanied by an owner or custodian.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog, at any time whatsoever, to permit such dog to run at large or to cause any damage to any buildings, lawns, shrubbery or any other real or personal property or to cause any annoyance to persons in the Township of Concord. Failure of any such owner or custodian to properly curb and restrain his dog shall subject him to penalties provided under this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with any officer in the enforcement of this article, and it shall be unlawful for any person forcibly to cut the leash of or to take such dog away from any officer having it in his possession after having found it running at large unaccompanied by the owner or custodian.
It shall be the duty of a Constable of Concord Township or an Animal Control Officer, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, to enforce this article and to seize any dog allowed to run at large contrary to the provisions of this article.
The owner or custodian recognizes the violation of this article and agrees to pay a penalty, in accordance with the fine schedule, to the township at the Secretary's office within five days of said violation.
The owner or custodian recognizes the violation of this article and agrees to pay to the township, at the Secretary's office, the penalty as prescribed in the fine schedule within five days following said release.
If the owner or custodian fails to pay the applicable penalty within the five-day period, he shall be subject to prosecution before a District Justice or other court having jurisdiction, and be charged with violation of this article. If the owner or custodian fails to claim the dog within three days following seizure, it shall be considered abandoned, and subject to disposition in accordance with the rules of the SPCA. Such abandonment shall not, however, relieve the owner or custodian from the consequences of violating this article.
If the ownership of a seized dog cannot be ascertained because such dog is not carrying any identifying license, such dog may be disposed of in accordance with the rules of the SPCA.
A fine of $50 for the second offense in any one calendar year.
A fine of $100 for the third and subsequent offenses in any calendar year.
Each violation for each separate day and each violation of any provision of this article shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
Any person who violates or permits the violation of any provision of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by Concord Township, pay the fine prescribed by this article, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred by Concord Township.
In the event that the violator falls to pay to Concord Township the civil penalty fine on or before the due date, Concord Township shall commence a civil enforcement proceeding in a court having jurisdiction.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 76-9, Fines; fees, and renumbered former § 76-10 as § 76-9.

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