No person residing within this borough shall
keep or maintain on his premises any dog or dogs which shall habitually
bark in such a manner as to annoy other inhabitants of this borough
by interfering with the enjoyment of their properties, interfering
with their sleep or rest or otherwise annoying them in the enjoyment
of their properties in a substantial manner.
Every female dog in heat shall be confined in
a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that such female dog
cannot come into contact with another dog, except for planned breeding.
Allowing any dog to run at large or allowing any dog to annoy other inhabitants of this borough or the violation of §
29-5,
29-6 or
29-7 is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and allowing a dog or dogs to run at large or to be insecurely confined or controlled or allowing or permitting such dog or dogs to bark habitually, as provided in said preceding sections, is hereby declared a nuisance.
[Amended 4-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-09; 7-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-03; 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
No person shall take, leave, keep or allow his animal or any
animal in his custody, including but not limited to dogs, cats, rabbits,
ferrets, pigs, birds, snakes or lizards, whether loose, leashed or
in a carrier, to be on or upon the boardwalk or beach or in the ocean
and bay waters in this Borough at any time.
Dogs found at large may be taken by a police
officer or the Animal Control Officer, impounded in the animal shelter
and there confined in the manner prescribed by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16.
Impounded dogs shall be kept for not less than seven days unless reclaimed
by their owners. If by a license or by other means the owner can be
identified, the Animal Control Officer shall, immediately upon impoundment
notify the owner, in writing, of the impoundment of the dog and the
possible offering for adoption or destruction of same. Dogs not claimed
by their owners within seven days or placed in suitable new homes
may be disposed of by a method prescribed as humane and reliable by
the American Veterinary Medical Association and the New Jersey Veterinary
Medical Association, by the Animal Control Officer or by a representative
so delegated to exercise that authority.
An owner reclaiming a dog impounded under §
29-10 of this chapter or any animal impounded for whatever reason shall pay a fee of $10, plus $1 for each day that the dog has been impounded, to a total maximum fee of $15. The owner may also be proceeded against for violation of this chapter. Any owner of a dog that was unlicensed at the time of seizure must produce a license and registration tag for such dog in order to reclaim same.
In addition to, or in lieu of, impounding a
dog found at large, the Animal Control Officer or police officer may
issue to the known owner of such dog a summons for violation of this
chapter.
No owner shall fail to provide any animal in
his control with a sufficient amount of good and wholesome food and
water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary
care when needed to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment.
No person shall beat, cruelly ill treat, torment, overload, overwork
or otherwise abuse any animal, or cause or permit any animals to combat
between themselves, nor shall any owner abandon such animal.
No person shall give away any animal as a prize
for or as an inducement to enter any contest, game or other competition
or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement, or offer such animal
as an incentive to enter into any business agreement whereby the offer
was for the purpose of attracting trade. Goldfish and Beta Fish are
specifically excluded from this section.
Any animal which bites a person shall be quarantined
on the premises of its owner under the supervision of the authority
designated by the municipality for the period of time ordered by said
authority. The animal shall be securely confined and kept from contact
with any other animal or persons other than those residing in said
premises during quarantine. The designated authority may require,
at its discretion, special confinement and order the animal surrendered
to the animal shelter or veterinary hospital at the owner's expense.
No police officer or other person shall kill
or cause to be killed any animal suspected of being rabid, except
after the animal has been placed in quarantine and the diagnosis of
rabies is made by a licensed veterinarian. If a veterinarian diagnoses
a quarantined animal with rabies, then the animal shall be destroyed
in a manner causing as little pain as possible in accordance with
state law, and the head of such animal sent to a laboratory for pathological
examination and confirmation of the diagnosis.
The Animal Control Officer shall have police
powers in the enforcement of this chapter, and no person shall interfere
with, hinder, molest or abuse any Animal Control Officer in the exercise
of such powers.