§ 2-7. Licensed Dogs.

A. 

Any police officer, Animal Control Officer or designated employee of the Borough shall notify the owner or custodian of a licensed dog by registered or certified mail, with return receipt, that the dog is impounded and will be disposed of in five days if not claimed. Five days after the return receipt has been received, and the dog has not been claimed, the dog may be dispensed of by sale or by giving it to a humane society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals in accordance with the Dog Law, 3 P.S. § 459-302, as amended.

B. 

The owner or claimant of a dog so detained shall pay a penalty of $15 to the Borough for the seizure and detention and all reasonable expenses incurred by reason of its detention by the Borough before the dog is returned.

Ord. 995, 12/10/2003