(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, possessing or having charge of any dog, to allow such dog to be at large in the township or to stray beyond the premises of such owner or keeper unless the said dog is under the reasonable control of the owner by a leash or has had obedience training.
(B) Any person, acting in the interest of public safety, may, at his or her own risk, place under reasonable restraint any dog running at large which shall attack, bite or cause injury to any person in his or her presence; provided that any person exercising the authority hereby conferred, shall forthwith notify the County Dog Warden that he or she has so placed a dog under restraint, so the dog may be promptly picked up.
(C) Whenever any dog running at large shall be found upon the premises of any owner or occupant of residential or business property within the township, destroying property or committing a nuisance upon such premises such owner or occupant, or a member of his or her family, or any duly authorized employee, may at his or her own risk, while such dog remains on the premises of such owner or occupant, place it under reasonable restraint for the purposes of having it promptly picked up. Any such person shall notify the County Dog Warden that he or she has placed the dog under restraint so the dog may be picked up.
(Ord. 31703-2, eff. 4-17-2003) Penalty, see § 91.99