[Adopted 4-20-1943 by Ord. No. 773]
[Amended 1-14-2003 by Ord. No. 1830]
A.
Any person having possession, custody, control, and/or
ownership of any dog shall not permit such dog to run at large upon
the public streets and/or public property of the Borough of Haddonfield
and/or the public property of the Haddonfield Board of Education.
B.
A dog shall be led by chain, cord, or leash in the
hands of a person capable of controlling such dog when such dog is
walking upon the public streets and/or public property of the Borough
of Haddonfield, and/or the public property of the Haddonfield Board
of Education.
C.
Dogs may be permitted to be confined in an automobile
which is upon a public street or public property of the Borough of
Haddonfield and/or the public property of the Haddonfield Board of
Education.
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Editor's Note: Former § 69-8, Crows
Woods area, as amended, was repealed 4-26-2005 by Ord. No. 11-2005.
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation,
owning, keeping, harboring or having the custody or possession of
any dog, to permit such dog, whether on a leash or not, to go or to
enter upon lands and premises in said Borough (other than a public
street, avenue, road or highway or other public place) which are in
the possession of another person or corporation without the permission
or consent of such other person or corporation.
[Amended 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 12-2004]
A.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16, the Animal
Control Officer of the Borough or Chief of Police or his designee
shall take into custody and impound any of the following:
(1)
Any dog or other domestic animal off the premises
of the owner which the Animal Control Officer or Chief of Police or
his designee has reason to believe is a stray.
(2)
Any dog or other domestic animal off the premises
of the owner without a current registration tag or other means of
identification.
(3)
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner.
(4)
Any dog or other animal which is suspected of being
rabid.
(5)
Any dog or other domestic animal off the premises
of the owner observed by the Animal Control Officer or Chief of Police
or his designee to be ill, injured or creating a threat to public
health, safety or welfare, or otherwise interfering with the employment
of property.
B.
The Animal Control Officer or Chief of Police or designee
shall follow the guidelines established in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16 regarding
noticing, adoption and destruction of animals.
C.
The owner of the animal shall be responsible for all
expenses incurred by the Borough in connection with seizure and impounding
of the animal, including maintenance costs of $4 per day.
No person shall molest, obstruct or interfere
with the Chief of Police or any other member of the Police Department
or other authorized person while engaged in the enforcement of this
article or any of the revisions thereof.
