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Bensalem, PA

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Animal Ordinances

Wildlife Feeding

Significant Restrictions

In Bensalem Township, feeding a stray or feral cat is unlawful unless you join the Township's humane feral cat program and register the colony every year. Township Council enforces…

Breed Restrictions

Few Restrictions

Bensalem Township has no breed-specific dog ban. Chapter 80 instead defines a 'vicious dog' by conduct: any dog that has bitten three or more people, has viciously attacked a person…

Cat Rules

Significant Restrictions

Bensalem Township has no individual cat-licensing requirement, but Chapter 80's cat article regulates feral colonies. Feeding a stray or feral cat is unlawful unless the caretaker…

Mandatory Spay/Neuter

Some Restrictions

Bensalem Township makes it unlawful for an owner to let a cat run free outside the home unless the cat is spayed or neutered, vaccinated against rabies, and identified by a collar tag…

Chickens & Livestock

Some Restrictions

Bensalem Township treats backyard poultry and livestock as an agricultural use confined to two zoning districts. Section 232-110(2) permits it in the R-A Rural district, and section…

Veterinary Clinic Zoning

Significant Restrictions

A veterinary office is not an as-of-right use anywhere in Bensalem Township. In the R-AA district, section 232-212(a)(5)a of the Zoning Code allows a veterinarian's office with an…

Dog Leash Laws

Some RestrictionsBucks County

Bucks County's Park System Rules require every dog, cat and other pet to stay under the owner's control on a leash no longer than six feet anywhere in a county park, except inside the…

Beekeeping

Some RestrictionsPennsylvania

Pennsylvania's Bee Law requires all beekeepers to register their colonies annually with the Department of Agriculture for inspection and disease control.

Exotic Pets

Heavy RestrictionsPennsylvania

Pennsylvania requires Exotic Wildlife Possession Permits for keeping bears, big cats, wolves, and other dangerous exotic species under Game Commission rules.

Pet Limits

Some RestrictionsPennsylvania

Pennsylvania sets no statewide cap on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. The line that matters is the Dog Law's kennel definition in § 102: any establishment in or through…

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