The following maintenance standards shall be
enforced by the Animal Control Officer, in consultation with the Zoning
Officer and the Health Department. Failure to abide by them shall
result in revocation by the Borough to keep dogs, cats, and other
domestic animals.
A. Conditions of pens and premises: It shall be unlawful
for any person keeping or harboring animals to fail to keep the premises
where such animals are located free from excessive animal waste and
offensive odors. It shall be unlawful to allow the premises where
the animals are kept to become unclean and a threat to the public
health by failing to diligently and systematically remove all animal
waste from the premises.
Any person found guilty of violating any portion
of this article shall, for every such offense, be fined not less than
$250 nor more than $1,000 or be imprisoned for a term of not more
than six months, or both, in the discretion of the Court. In addition,
the Court: 1) shall impose a tern of community service of up to 30
days, and may direct that the term of community service be served
in providing assistance to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, a district (county) society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals, or any other recognized organization concerned
with the prevention of cruelty to animals or the humane treatment
and care of animals or to a municipal animal control or animal population
program; and 2) may require the violator to pay restitution or otherwise
reimburse any costs for food, drink, shelter, or veterinary care or
treatment or other costs, incurred by any agency, entity, or organization
investigating the violation, including, but not limited to, the New
Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a district
(county) society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, any other
recognized organization concerned with the prevention of cruelty to
animals or the humane treatment of animals, or a local or state governmental
entity.