(a) No owner, keeper, harborer, or person having charge or control of any dog, licensed or unlicensed, in the Municipality, shall permit it to run at large in any street or upon any unenclosed land in the Municipality.
(b) No person shall keep or harbor any dog which howls or barks to the annoyance of the inhabitants of the Municipality and no person shall create, continue, contribute to or suffer such nuisance to exist.
(c) Any police officer or person appointed by the Mayor shall have the authority to impound any dog which, by loud and frequent or habitual barking, howling or yelping, shall cause annoyance or disturbance to the residents, or any dog found running at large contrary to the provisions of this section. Dogs so impounded, if licensed, shall be returned to their owners and if not licensed shall be delivered to the County Dog Warden.
(d) The owner or keeper of any dog which has bitten any person shall immediately cause such dog to be delivered and confined by a licensed veterinarian for a period of not less than ten days. In the event that the owner or keeper is unable to have such dog confined by a licensed veterinarian, he or she shall deliver such dog to any police officer or person appointed by the Mayor, which police officer or person shall cause the dog to be delivered to the County Dog Warden for the required confinement. Any costs involved in the confinement of the dog shall be paid by the owner or keeper of the dog.
(Ord. 1971-122. Passed 12-14-71.)
(e) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.