Borough of Stone Harbor, NJ
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2023-11-17
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 147 Animals
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Article III Wild and Vicious Animals
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 10 Administration of Government
- Ch 18 Beach Supervision
- Ch 25 Boards and Committees
- Ch 28 Buildings, Municipal
- Ch 30 Contracts
- Ch 34 Court, Municipal
- Ch 35 Criminal History Record Checks
- Ch 36 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 41 Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 78 Personnel Policies
- Ch 81 Police Department
- Ch 92 Records, Access to
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 120 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 121 Performances, Public
- Ch 123 Affordable Housing
- Ch 129 Alarm Systems
- Ch 134 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 139 Amusement Games
- Ch 141 Amusements; Arcades
- Ch 147 Animals
- Ch 147 Art III Wild and Vicious Animals
- § 147-16 Definitions.
- § 147-17 Keeping of wild or vicious animals; seizure and removal.
- § 147-18 Exemptions.
- § 147-19 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 156 Beaches
- Ch 162 Bicycles, Skateboards, Roller-Skates and Segways
- Ch 170 Boating
- Ch 174 Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 178 Building Construction
- Ch 183 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 187 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 192 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 199 Dock Construction
- Ch 200 Bulkheads, Construction and Repair of
- Ch 205 Businesses, Registration of
- Ch 205A Rental Unit Registration
- Ch 205B Landscaping Registration
- Ch 214 Certificate of Title Transfer
- Ch 230 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 241 Curfew
- Ch 250 Display Windows, Commercial
- Ch 258 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 266 Elevator Devices
- Ch 275 Events, Special
- Ch 289 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 294 Fire Prevention
- Ch 300 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 308 Games of Chance
- Ch 330 Housing Standards
- Ch 345 Land Development Procedures
- Ch 352 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 357 Littering
- Ch 363 (Reserved)
- Ch 365 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies
- Ch 374 Noise
- Ch 380 Outdoor Dining
- Ch 386 Parking Lots, Municipal
- Ch 391 Parking Meters
- Ch 400 Parks, Recreation Areas and Bird Sanctuary
- Ch 405 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 412 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 438 Sales
- Ch 453 Smoke-Free Environment
- Ch 454 Smoking in Township Buildings and Vehicles
- Ch 466 Solid Waste; Recycling; Dumping
- Ch 468 Storm Sewer System
- Ch 470 Stormwater Management
- Ch 475 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 487 Taxicabs, Jitneys and Cannabis
- Ch 498 Towing and Storage of Vehicles
- Ch 503 Trailers, Detachable
- Ch 514 Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable
- Ch 520 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 526 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 535 Vending Machines, Newspaper, Advertising Circular and Tobacco
- Ch 542 Water and Sewers
- Ch 547 Water Emergency
- Ch 553 Weapons
- Ch 560 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A600 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as Ch. 7A of the 1982 Revised General
Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any animal which has previously attacked or bitten any person
or which has behaved in such a manner that the person who harbors
said animal knows or should reasonably know that the animal is possessed
of tendencies to attack or bite persons.
Any live monkey, ape, raccoon, skunk, fox, snake or other
reptile, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, or any other animal
or bird of prey which can normally be found in the wild state.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or association
of persons to keep or permit to be kept, in the Borough of Stone Harbor,
any wild or vicious animal for display or for exhibition purposes
whether gratuitously or for a fee. This section shall not be construed
to apply to zoological parks or museums properly established and operating
pursuant to law.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person or association
of persons to keep or permit to be kept, within the Borough of Stone
Harbor, any wild animal as a pet.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person or association
of persons to harbor, keep or permit to be kept any vicious animal
in the Borough of Stone Harbor. Any such animal may be seized by any
police officer or humane officer and, upon establishment, to satisfaction
of any court of competent jurisdiction of the vicious character of
said animal, may be destroyed by a police officer or humane officer,
or may be removed from the Borough limits.
This article shall not apply to animals under
the control of a law enforcement or military agency, nor to dogs which
are kept for the protection of property, provided that such animals
and dogs are restrained by a leash or chain, cage, fence, or other
adequate means from contact with the general public, or from persons
who enter the premises with the actual or implied permission of the
owner or occupant.
