[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Newark 5-21-2002
by L.L. No. 4-2002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Animals — See Ch. 52.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Horses, ponies, livestock, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, mules, donkeys,
fowl and any other animals customarily kept on a farm, but not including common
household pets.
No farm animals shall be permitted on any tract of land within the Village
of Newark unless such tract of land consists of a minimum of five acres for
the first animal. Additional farm animals may be kept, provided that the tract
of land consists of one additional acre of land for each additional farm animal.
This chapter shall not apply to properties that are in excess of 1.5
acres, which properties lie along the corporation line between the Village
of Newark and the Town of Arcadia, and which properties were housing farm
animals on the effective date of this chapter.
For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the owner,
lessee, tenant or any other person having an interest in the property where
such violation has been committed or shall exist and who neglects or refuses
to abate such violation within five days after written notice has been served
upon him or her by personal service or by certified mail shall, for each and
every violation, be subject to a fine of $25 for each and every day that such
violation shall continue after such notice.
