1. It shall be the duty of every police officer of said Borough or the dog warden to seize and detain any dog, whether licensed as required by law or not, found running at large.
2. If such dog is licensed as required by law, it shall be detained and properly kept and fed, and immediate notice, either in person or by registered mail, shall be given to the person in whose name the license was procured to claim such dog within 10 days. If reclaimed, the owner, or his or her agent, shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred by reason of its detention, whereupon such dog shall then be delivered to such owner, or his or her agent. If the dog is not claimed within 10 days, it shall be turned over to the SPCA, or in the inability of the SPCA to take such dog, to dispose of the same in a humane manner in accordance with the Dog Law, 3 P.S. §459-101 et seq. [Ord. 2012-03]
3. In case any dog found running at large is not licensed as required by law, it shall be the duty of every police officer of said Borough or the dog warden to seize such dog and upon satisfactory evidence that the same has not been licensed as required by law, or that such dog or dogs do not bear proper license tag, to detain and properly keep and feed the dog for a period of 7 days. If reclaimed, the owner shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred by reason of its detention. If the dog is not reclaimed within 7 days, it shall be turned over to the SPCA, or in the inability of the SPCA to take such dog, to dispose of the same in a humane manner in accordance with the Dog Law, 3 P.S. §459- 101 et seq. [Ord. 2012-03]
(Ord. 74-8, 8/6/1974, §2; as amended by Ord. 2012-03, 12/4/2012)