(a) See § 202.99 for general code penalty, if no specific penalty is provided.
(b) In cases involving a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 610.01 through 610.08, it shall be the duty of the police officers and/or the Animal Warden of the township to deliver to the owner of the dog involved a written notice within 48 hours of the violation, either by personally serving the same upon the owner or by mailing the same to the owner at his or her last known address, by registered mail, which notice shall specify the license number of the dog, if any, a general description of the dog and the date, time, place and nature of the violation. Each such owner may, within 48 hours from the time of receipt of such notice, pay at the Township Administration Office, as a penalty for and in full consideration of such violation, an amount set forth by the Board of Commissioners in the fee resolution. When a dog owner receives a second, third and fourth notice thereafter within any 12-month period for any violation, the penalty shall be in the amount set forth by the Board of Commissioners in the fee resolution, respectively. The police officers and Animal Warden may at any time file a complaint rather than issue a notice, but a complaint shall be filed for each violation over four in any 12-month period. Any owner who violates any of the provisions of §§ 610.01 through 610.08 or fails to pay the aforesaid penalty shall be fined in the amount set forth by the Board of Commissioners in the fee resolution, to be collected by the District Justice as like fines and penalties are now, by existing law, collected.
(c) Penalties provided for the violation of § 610.02 shall be in the amount set forth by the Board of Commissioners in the fee resolution.
(d) Whoever violates § 610.08 shall be fined in the amount set forth by the Board of Commissioners in the fee resolution for each offense in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (b) above.
(Ord. 415, passed 7-21-1976; Ord. 544, passed 2-17-1982; Ord. 725, passed 6-15-1994; Ord. 798, passed 3-20-2002)