The feeding of wildlife, including but not limited to white-tailed
deer is both detrimental to the animals and causes a public health
concern and safety hazard detrimental to the health and general welfare
of the public. Of special concern to public health is that (a) deer
carry ticks that carry Lyme Disease, a physically and neurologically
debilitating disease; (b) deer attract other wildlife, including but
not limited to coyotes as predators, which pose a public safety concern;
and (c) deer are a significant safety hazard to motorists and cyclists.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
A. FEED — To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter
any edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
deer;
B. PERSON — Any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject
to municipal jurisdiction;
C. DEER — White-tailed deer (Odocoileus Virginianus);
D. WILDLIFE — All animals neither human nor domesticated, and
shall not include horses kept in a permitted stable.
E. PURPOSELY or KNOWINGLY — (i) Purposely. A person acts purposely
with respect to the nature of his conduct or a result thereof if it
is his or her conscious object to engage in conduct of that nature
or to cause such a result. A person acts purposely with respect to
attendant circumstances if he or she is aware of the existence of
such circumstances or he or she believes or hopes that they exist.
"With purpose," "designed," "with design" or equivalent terms have
the same meaning; or (ii) Knowingly. A person acts knowingly with
respect to the nature of his or her conduct or the attendant circumstances
if he or she is aware that his conduct is of that nature, or that
such circumstances exist, or he is aware of a high probability of
their existence. A person acts knowingly with respect to a result
of his or her conduct if he or she is aware that it is practically
certain that his or her conduct will cause such a result.
No person shall purposely or knowingly feed wildlife, including
but not limited to deer in the Borough of Saddle River, on lands either
publicly or privately owned. Nothing in this section shall apply to
(a) any agent of the Borough authorized to implement an alternative
control method set forth in any approved community based deer management
plan and possessing a special deer management permit issued by the
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife; (b) the feeding of farm
animals or birds.
Any person who continues to be in violation of the provisions
of this article, after being duly notified, shall be subject to a
fine of not more than $2,000.00, together with the costs of prosecution.