(a) No person being the owner, keeper, or harborer of any animal shall permit such animal or fowl to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands or upon the premises of another. Any animal which is not on the property of the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal must be on leash at all times.
(b) No owner, keeper, or harborer of any female dog shall permit it to go beyond the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer at any time the dog is in heat, unless the dog is properly on a leash and under control of the owner.
(c) No owner, keeper or harborer of any dog shall fail at any time to keep it either physically confined or restrained upon the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer by a leash, tether, adequate fence, supervision, or secure enclosure to prevent escape, or under reasonable control of some person.
(d) The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.
(f) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.
(2) In addition to the penalties prescribed in subsection (e)(1) hereof, if the offender is guilty of a violation of subsection (b) or (c) hereof, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the animal that he owns, keeps, or harbors, or to cause the animal to complete obedience school, if applicable, or both.
(Ord. 043-2023. Passed 11-20-23.)