[Adopted 7-8-1974 as Ch. 7, Art. 11, of the 1974 Code]
A. 
No person shall slaughter or engage in the business of slaughtering any live animals within the Borough without first having obtained a license from the Board so to do.
B. 
No license is required for the slaughtering of poultry or small animals in accordance with the provisions of this article where the same is otherwise permitted.
[Amended 12-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-942-C]
A. 
No person shall have or keep or allow to be kept in any building or part thereof or on any land in the Borough any cattle without first having obtained from the Board a license to do so.
B. 
Prior to the granting of any license under this section, the applicant shall cause an inspection of the cattle intended to be so kept, to be made by a practicing veterinarian licensed in the state, designated by the Board, in order to determine whether or not any such cattle are diseased.
C. 
License fees.
Cattle, Sheep
$25.00
Horses
$25 per animal
Plan Review
$100.00
D. 
No person shall keep or maintain any live cattle, sheep, horses even for noncommercial purposes without having first obtained a license for that purpose from the Board.
E. 
Plans and specifications.
(1) 
Submission of plans. Without impinging upon or substituting for any jurisdiction of the Planning Board, Zoning Board or Construction Office, whenever a run or stable or coop is constructed or renovated and whenever a structure is converted for such use or alterations are made that will significantly change the nature of the operation, plans and specifications pertaining to the health and sanitary aspects of the operation shall be submitted to the health authority for review and approval before construction, renovations or conversion is begun. The health authority shall review these plans and respond accordingly within 30 days of the date of submission. No coops, run or stables shall be constructed, renovated or converted except in accordance with plans and specifications previously submitted to and approved by the appropriate health and construction authorities.
(2) 
Preoperational inspection. Whenever plans and specifications are required to be submitted to the regulatory authority, the regulatory authority shall inspect the establishment prior to the start of operations to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
F. 
License issued or approved under the provisions of this chapter shall expire annually on December 31 of each year and application for renewal thereof shall be submitted, together the with required fee, prior to January 1 of each year.
G. 
Suspension, revocation.
(1) 
Every license permit or certificate issued hereunder, at any time during the term for which it was issued, may be suspended by the Board, or in an emergency by the Health Officer, pending hearing to be granted the holder thereof pursuant to a notice to show cause to the Board, why the license, permit or certificate shall be suspended further or revoked.
(2) 
Termination of activity during suspension. During the period of any such suspension, every license, permit or certificate so suspended shall be ineffective and the holder thereof shall, during the entire period of such suspension, cease the operation of any business or discontinue every activity or use permitted under the license, permit or certificate of suspension.
(3) 
Grounds for revocation. Any license, permit or certificate issued under the provisions of these Codes may be revoked at any time by the Board for just cause, or if the licensee, permittee or certificate holder, or any of the employees, agents or servants of such licensee, permittee or certificate holder, shall violate:
(a) 
Any of the provisions of the Codes of the Borough of Saddle River or any amendment or supplements thereto; or
(b) 
The Sanitary Code of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey specifically applicable to the subject matter for or upon which such license, permit or certificate was issued.
(4) 
Hearing. Before any license permit or certificate may be revoked, the holder thereof shall be given a hearing and an opportunity to be heard on the complaint made or violation charged against him. The time or place of any hearing shall be fixed at the discretion of the Board, provided that an unreasonable period of time shall not be permitted to elapse between the date of suspension and the date fixed for the hearing. Notice of the time and place of any hearing held as set forth herein shall be given by the Board to the holder of the license, permit or certificate so involved, in writing and served either personally or sent to him by registered or certified mall, addressed to him at the address stated in the license, permit or certificate. A licensee, permittee or certificate holder who fails to appear at the time and place fixed for the hearing shall not be entitled to any further hearing and his license, permit or certificate may be forthwith revoked.
H. 
A license or approval of a license is not transferable,
I. 
Violations and penalties: Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association found to be in violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, Article III § 1-21 of the Saddle River Code.
A. 
Every stable, stable yard or place where cattle are stabled, grazed or kept shall be kept in a clean and wholesome condition.
B. 
Manure stored temporarily in stable yards or other such places shall be removed at least once each month and disposed of as hereinafter provided.
C. 
All stable yards shall be drained and kept in a clean, dry condition and no vegetable or other putrescible matter shall be allowed to remain or decay in the stable or stable yard.
D. 
No person shall keep cattle in excess of the number specified in the license granted for that purpose.
E. 
No diseased cattle shall at any time be maintained in the Borough.
F. 
No cattle shall be kept in a place in which the water, ventilation and food are not sufficient and wholesome for the preservation of the health and safe condition of such cattle.
G. 
No cattle shall be kept in any stable or stable yard while such stable or place is infested with any contagious or infectious disease germs.
H. 
Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in stable yards nor in or near the buildings where the cattle are kept.
I. 
No cattle shall be stabled within 75 feet of any dwelling or potable water supply source.
J. 
No manure pit shall be located, placed or maintained within 50 feet of the nearest adjoining property line or within 50 feet of the nearest dwelling.
K. 
No manure may be removed or transported on any public street, excepting in a suitable vehicle properly provided with watertight, completely closed tanks or boxes designed to prevent leakage on to the streets or highways within the Borough and designed further to prevent the escape of offensive odors into the atmosphere.
No person shall allow any cattle to run at large to the injury and annoyance of others. Such action is declared to be a nuisance and dangerous to the public health and safety.