Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
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2023-04-25
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The Code
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Chapter 10 Borough Personnel
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Article XV Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Affordable Housing
- Ch 3 Ambulance Corps
- Ch 3A Alarm Systems
- Ch 4 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 5 Animals, Prohibited
- Ch 6 Automobile and Motorcycle Racing
- Ch 7 Background Checks
- Ch 8 Board of Health
- Ch 10 Borough Personnel
- Ch 10 Art XV Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer
- § 10-72 Office established.
- § 10-73 Appointment and term.
- § 10-74 Powers and duties.
- § 10-75 Firearm authority.
- § 10-76 Compensation.
- § 10-77 Repealer.
- § 10-78 Severability.
- § 10-79 Effective date.
- Ch 12 Cable Television
- Ch 13 Cats
- Ch 14 Claims Procedure
- Ch 15 Cooperative and Condominium Association Registration
- Ch 16 County Services, Contracts for
- Ch 16A Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 16B Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 17 Development Fees
- Ch 18 Dogs
- Ch 18A Dogs and Cats, Excessive Number of
- Ch 18B Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 19 Drug-Free Zone Map
- Ch 20 Entertainment, Licensed
- Ch 21 Excavations and Dredging
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Filming
- Ch 25 Fire Department
- Ch 26 Fire Prevention
- Ch 27 Floodplain Management
- Ch 27A Curfew
- Ch 28 Hazardous Waste Materials
- Ch 29 Health Code
- Ch 31 Hunting and Firearms
- Ch 31A Illicit Connections
- Ch 32 Improper Disposal of Waste
- Ch 32A Land Use Procedures
- Ch 32B Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review
- Ch 32C Landscaper Registration
- Ch 33 Library
- Ch 33A Lightning Warning System
- Ch 34 Littering
- Ch 35 (Reserved)
- Ch 35A Mobile Telephones
- Ch 36 Municipal Court
- Ch 37 Insurance Certificate Registry
- Ch 38 Offenses, Miscellaneous
- Ch 39 Official Map
- Ch 39A Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 39B Paintball Guns and Devices
- Ch 40 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 41 (Reserved)
- Ch 42 Personnel Rules and Regulations
- Ch 43 Pet Waste
- Ch 44 Plumbing Code
- Ch 46 Police Department
- Ch 47 Property Maintenance
- Ch 47A Public Contracting Pay-To-Play Reform
- Ch 48 Public Scavengers
- Ch 49 Public Works Department
- Ch 50 Refrigeration Equipment, Water-Cooled
- Ch 51 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 51A Recreation Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 52 Recycling
- Ch 53 Salaries
- Ch 54 School Zone Map
- Ch 55 Sewage Disposal: Individual Systems
- Ch 56 Sewers
- Ch 56A Sexual Harassment Policy
- Ch 57 Shade Tree and Beautification Committee
- Ch 57A Short-Term Rental Property
- Ch 58 Sidewalks, Curbs and Streets
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Snow, Ice, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 62 Social Media and Public Outreach Policy
- Ch 63 Soil Movement
- Ch 63A Soil Importation
- Ch 64 Solid Waste
- Ch 65 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 66A Stormwater Control
- Ch 66B Stream Corridor Protection
- Ch 67 Swimming Pools
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 Taxicabs
- Ch 71 Temporary Storage Units
- Ch 72 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 (Reserved)
- Ch 75 Towing Services
- Ch 75A Transient Merchants
- Ch 75B Trees
- Ch 76 Trees in Highways
- Ch 76B Trees, Bamboo
- Ch 76C Trees, Protection of
- Ch 77 Uniform Construction Code Department
- Ch 79 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 80 Volunteer Incentives
- Ch 81 Water and Water Rates
- Ch 82 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Zoning
- Ch 86 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Education for Government Officials
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-22-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
There is hereby created the Office of Municipal Humane Law Enforcement
Officer for the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus.
The Mayor, upon recommendation of the Chief of Police, shall
appoint, with the advice and consent of the Council, a Municipal Humane
Law Enforcement Officer for a term of one year commencing January
1 and terminating December 31 in each year or the unexpired portion
thereof.
The Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer shall exercise
the following powers and duties, including but not limited to:
A.
Enforcement of all animal welfare or animal cruelty laws of the state
and ordinances of the municipality;
B.
Investigate and sign complaints concerning any violation of an animal
welfare or animal cruelty law of the state or ordinance of the municipality;
C.
Act as an officer for the detection, apprehension and arrest of offenders
against the animal welfare and animal cruelty laws of the state and
ordinances of the municipality;
D.
Comply with the provisions of Chapter 22 of Title 4 of the New Jersey
Revised Statutes; and
E.
Such other powers and duties required under ordinance or at law;
The Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer shall be authorized
to possess, carry and use a firearm while enforcing the laws and ordinances
enacted for the protection of animals, provided that such officer
qualifies and maintains all certification and training requirements
pursuant to law.
The Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer shall receive such
compensation as may be fixed and determined by the governing body
either in the annual salary ordinance and implementing resolutions
or by contract, as the case may be.
All other provisions of this chapter which are not affected by this amendatory ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. However, all ordinances or parts of ordinances, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this amendatory ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency, including Article X, Animal Cruelty Investigator, §§ 10-50 to 10-53.
If any portion of this article is adjudged unconstitutional
or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
not affect or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall
be confined in its effect to the provision directly involved in the
controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
This article shall take effect after final passage and publication
as required by law.
