[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Alexandria as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 133.
[Adopted 8-7-1951]
After September 1, 1951, no garbage, waste materials
or waste food from any source shall be brought into Alexandria Township
for the purpose of feeding the same to swine.
No person, persons or corporation shall be permitted
to keep, maintain or have in their possession in Alexandria Township
more than 300 head of swine.
[Amended 12-10-1997]
[Adopted 4-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-4]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog
of licensing age (seven months) shall, before January 31, 1977, and
annually thereafter, apply for and procure from the Clerk of this
municipality, or other official designated by the governing body thereof
to license dogs in this municipality, a license and official metal
registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and
shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration
tag securely fastened thereto.
A.
The person applying for the license and registration
shall pay the sum of $15 for the license and registration tag for
each neutered or spayed dog and for each annual renewal thereof; provided,
however, that any person applying for a license and registration tag
after February 12 in any year shall pay a fee therefor in accordance
with the following schedule: $25.
[Amended 8-10-1983 by Ord. No. 83-8; 6-9-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-05-08; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
B.
The person applying for the license and registration
shall pay the sum of $18 for the license and registration tag for
each nonneutered or nonspayed dog and for each annual renewal thereof;
provided, however, that any person applying for a license and registration
tag after February 12 in any year shall pay a fee therefor in accordance
with the following schedule: $25.
[Added 8-10-1983 by Ord. No. 83-8; amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-05-08; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
C.
Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof
shall expire on the last day of January in each year.
[Added 12-10-1997]
Dogs used for guides for blind persons and commonly
known as "Seeing Eye" dogs, dogs used to assist handicapped persons
and commonly known as "service dogs," or dogs used to assist deaf
persons and commonly known as "hearing ear" dogs shall be licensed
and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that
the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee
therefor.
[Amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05-08]
A.
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or any dog which attains licensing age shall make application for a license and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after such acquisition or age attainment. The person applying for such license and registration shall pay the fees as set forth in § 59-5 or § 59-6 as applicable.
B.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township of Alexandria any dog licensed in another state for the current year and bearing the registration tag shall not keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the Township of Alexandria for a period of more than 90 days unless the dog has been licensed and registered in the Township of Alexandria. The person applying for such license and registration shall pay the fees as required in § 59-5 or § 59-6 as applicable.
C.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township of Alexandria from without the State of New Jersey an unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the Township of Alexandria for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for such dog. The person applying for such license and registration shall pay the fees as required in § 59-5 or § 59-6 as applicable.
A.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish
a kennel or pet shop shall apply annually to the governing body of
the said Township for a license entitling him to keep or operate such
establishment.
[Amended 4-9-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-003]
B.
The application shall describe the premises where
the establishment is to be located or proposed to be located, the
purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be
accompanied by the written approval of the Board of Health of the
said Township, showing compliance with the local and state rules and
regulations governing the sanitation of such establishment.
C.
The annual license fee for a kennel providing the
accommodations for 10 or less dogs shall be $10 a year and for more
than 10 dogs, $25 a year. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall
be $10 a year.
D.
The said license shall be issued annually and shall
run on a fiscal basis (12 months) from June 30 to July 1.
[Amended 4-9-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-003; 7-6-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]
E.
No dog kept in a kennel or pet shop shall be permitted
off the sold premises, except on a leash or in a crate or under safe
control.
License fees and other monies collected or received
under the provisions of this article shall be disposed of according
to law.
A.
No dog shall be permitted off the premises of the
owner or the person keeping or harboring the said dog except on a
leash or in the company of the owner or person keeping or harboring
said dog.
B.
Any dog legally picked up and impounded by the Animal
Control Officer cannot be reclaimed by the owner until fees of $5
for the pickup and the impounding, plus $1.50 per day board are paid.
[Amended 12-10-1997]
C.
The Animal Control Officer shall take into custody
and impound or cause to be taken into custody and impounded and thereafter
destroyed or disposed as provided in this section:
[Amended 12-10-1997]
(1)
Any dog off the premises of the owner or the person
keeping or harboring said dog which said official or his agents have
reason to believe is a stray dog.
(2)
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person
keeping or harboring said dog without a current registration tag on
his collar.
(3)
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner
or of the person keeping or harboring said dog.
(4)
Any dog or other animal which is suspected to be rabid.
(5)
Any dog or other animal off the premises of the owner
reported to, or observed by, a certified animal control officer to
be ill, injured or creating a threat to public health, safety or welfare,
or otherwise interfering with the enjoyment of property.
D.
If any dog so seized wears a collar or harness having
inscribed thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any
person or a registration tag or the owner or the person keeping or
harboring said dog is known, the Animal Control Officer shall forthwith
serve on the person whose address is given on the collar or on the
owner or the person keeping or harboring said dog, if known, a notice
in writing stating that the dog has been seized and will be liable
to be offered for adoption or destroyed if not claimed within seven
days after the service of the notice.
[Amended 12-10-1997]
E.
A notice under this section may be served either by
delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving
it at the person's usual or last known place of abode, or at the address
given on the collar, or by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter
addressed to the person at his usual or last known place of abode,
or to the address given on the collar.
F.
When any dog so seized has been detained for seven
days after notice, when such notice can be given as set forth above,
or has been detained for seven days after seizure, when no notice
has been given as above set forth, and if the owner or persons keeping
or harboring said dog has not claimed said dog and paid all expenses
incurred by reason of its detention, and if the dog be unlicensed
at the time of the seizure and the owner or person keeping or harboring
said dog has not produced a license and registration tag for said
dog, the aforesaid Animal Control Officer may cause the dog to be
offered for adoption or destroyed in a manner causing as little pain
as possible.
[Amended 12-10-1997]
[Added 8-12-2009[1]]
A.
No person shall allow any dog or other domestic animal in their keeping,
custody, control or ownership to bark, howl, cry or make other noises
for any period longer than 1/2 hour between the hours of 9:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m. or allow a dog or other domestic animal on two or more
occasions to make noise for intervals of more than 1/2 hour at any
time of the day or night. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
normal or occasional barks, cries, howls or other noises associated
with such dog or domestic animal.
B.
Prior to a complaint being filed against any person for violating
this section, the person shall receive a courtesy letter from the
Township. Upon the next occasion that a violation of this section
occurs, the person shall receive a warning from the Township Animal
Control Officer, Zoning Officer or police advising of the violation
of this section, and the warning shall notify that if another violation
occurs, a complaint will be filed in Municipal Court to enforce the
terms of this section, and for penalties as permitted in this article.
C.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any facility owned or operated by
the Township of Alexandria, or licensed as a dog kennel, or dog/animal
shelter, shall be exempt from this section.
