[Adopted by Ord. No. 713 (§ 5-1 of the 1987 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to own,
keep or harbor any dog within the Borough without first obtaining
from the Borough Clerk a license therefor and paying the fee hereinafter
provided for.
Every dog thus licensed shall wear at all times
a license tag, to be furnished by the Borough Clerk, attached to his
collar.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1477; 6-1-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1783]
Every license issued hereunder shall expire
on December 31 annually following the date of its issue. All licenses
shall be renewable annually on or before its expiration date, except
that all licenses issued during the year 2010 shall expire on December
31, 2010, instead of June 30, 2011.
[Amended by Ord. No. 965; Ord. No. 1173; 6-1-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1783; 9-21-2010 by Ord. No.
10-1792]
Every person applying for a dog license hereunder
shall pay to the Borough Clerk, for the use of the Borough, the sum
of $8.80 for a one-year license; provided, however, for licenses issued
from June 30, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the license fee shall
be $4.40 for each dog to be licensed, together with statutory costs
of the registration tag.
A new license tag shall be furnished by the Borough Clerk for each renewal which shall be of a different shape or color from the tag furnished for the preceding year and from the tag furnished for the prior three-year period; each tag shall be worn by the dog for which it is issued as required by § 114-2.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1792]
A.
An Animal Control Officer shall be selected by the
Council to serve for such term and for such salary or fees as Council
may, by resolution, determine.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer
to take into his custody any dog found by him within the Borough which
has not been licensed or which does not wear the license tag or which
is running at large.
C.
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer
to keep in some suitable place all dogs taken into his custody and
not to release such dog unless such dog shall have been first identified
by the owner thereof or the person having charge and custody thereof
and until such owner shall secure a license therefor and pay the penalty
herein provided.[1]
No person owning, or in charge of any dog shall
cause or allow such dog to soil, defile, defecate on or commit any
nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath,
play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk, or upon
any public property whatsoever, or upon any private property without
the permission of the owner of the property.
A.
Any person owning or in charge of any dog which soils,
defiles, defecates on or commits any nuisance on any common thoroughfare,
sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people
congregate or walk, or upon any public property whatsoever, or upon
any private property, without the permission of the owner of the property,
shall immediately remove all feces deposited by any such dog by any
sanitary method approved by the local Health Authority.
B.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
area shall be disposed of by the person owning or in charge of such
dog, in accordance with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 2-7-1989 by Ord. No. 1178][1]
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to Seeing Eye dogs, dogs used to assist handicapped persons and commonly
known as "service dogs" and dogs used to assist deaf persons and commonly
known as "hearing ear" dogs, which shall be licensed without fee.
It shall be unlawful for any dog, whether licensed
or not, to run at large within the Borough. A dog shall be deemed
to be running at large when off the premises of its owner or of the
person keeping or harboring such dog, and not on a leash, or the like,
the overall length of which, including the hand grip, shall not exceed
six feet, held by its owner or other person able to control such dog.
[Added by Ord. No. 1414]
A.
The Mayor and Council hereby finds a threat to public
health and safety is present when dangerous dogs are allowed to roam
at large, even when accompanied by a handler or not properly secured
on an owner's premises.
B.
The definition of a potentially dangerous or vicious
dog is set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-22 and 23. In addition, there shall
be a rebuttable presumption that a pit bull, as defined herein, is
a dangerous dog.
(1)
"Pit bull" shall mean any one of the following breeds:
(a)
The Bull Terrier breed of dog, as conforming
with standards established by the United Kennel Club.
(b)
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the American
Pit Bull Terrier or the American Staffordshire Terrier, all as conforming
with standards as established by the American Kennel Club.
(c)
Any dog of mixed breed or other breeds than
the above-listed which contain as an element of its breeding, one
of these breeds commonly known as pit bulls and can be identified
as partially one of these breeds by a veterinarian duly licensed by
the State of New Jersey.
C.
Every person applying for a license for a dog classified
as potentially dangerous or vicious pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-22 and
23 shall pay to the Borough Clerk for the use of the Borough, the
sum of $100 per year for each such dog to be licensed.
Sanitary methods for removing all feces approved
by the Board of Health Authority are mechanical devices such as pooch
scoops, small shovels, etc. All feces removed by the person owning,
harboring, keeping, or in charge of any such dog shall dispose of
all feces in a sealed, nonabsorbent, leakproof container.
