Port Carbon has officially become a non-pony borough.
Council members there voted unanimously earlier this month to adopt an ordinance regulating the keeping of livestock or exotic and wild animals within borough limits. The legislation was prompted by concerns raised by code enforcement and from resident complaints.
Port Carbon’s ban on these animals includes an exhaustive list of animals that are no longer permitted to be kept by residents there.
Included on that list are ponies.
Sorry, Manya.
Under the ordinance, the following animals are specifically banned but this should not be considered an exhaustive list:
Livestock: Cows, oxen (or any animal related to or resembling the ox or cow), horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, hogs, pigs, swine, sheep, goats, poultry (including roosters), and pigeons.
Exotic wildlife: Bears, coyotes, lions, tigers, leopards, ocelots, jaguars, cheetahs, margay, mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, wolves, hyenas, and any crossbreeds of these animals.
Poisonous Life-Threatening Pets/Animals: Box Jellyfish, King Cobra, Marbled Cone Snail, Blue Ringed Octopus, Death Stalker Scorpion, Stonefish, Brazilian Wandering Spider, Inland Taipan, Poison Dart Frog, Golden Dart Frog, Rattlesnake, Copperhead Snake, and Puffer Fish.
Residents who currently possess any ponies or other animals listed in the amendment may keep them under a “grandfather clause”. To qualify, owners must register the animal with the Borough within 90 days of the ordinance’s effective date.
Grandfathered animals must be securely contained and receive routine veterinary care. The exemption applies only to the specific animal currently owned and does not extend to replacements.
Violations of the ordinance carry a fine of $100 plus court costs.
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