[Added 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 07-11[1]]
[Amended 12-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the
feeding of unconfined wildlife on any private property, in any public
park or on any other property owned or operated by the Borough of
Seaside Heights, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future; words used in
the plural number include the singular number; and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
[Amended 4-4-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-5; 12-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
No person shall feed, on any private property,
in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by the
Borough of Seaside Heights, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife
(for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers,
or unconfined wildlife at environmental education centers).
This article shall be enforced by the State of New Jersey and/or the Code Enforcement Officers of the Borough of Seaside Heights. Any person found to be in violation of this article shall be ordered to cease the feeding immediately and shall be subject to the violations and penalties set forth in Article VII of this Chapter.
