As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
WATERFOWL
As used herein shall mean water birds including, but not
limited to, Canada geese, sea gulls, ducks and swans.
No person shall feed, cause to fed or provide
food for any waterfowl on all recreational lands within the Township
of Hazlet.
This article shall not be construed to prohibit
humane acts toward all waterfowl in individual cases, such as the
temporary nurturing of a wounded bird on one's own premises, and authorized
wildlife management activities.
No person shall abandon, leave or discard any
waterfowl upon any recreational lands within the Township of Hazlet.
The Police Department, Code Enforcement Officer
and the Monmouth County Health Department are hereby authorized and
directed to enforce the provisions of this article.
Any violation of this article or of any regulation promulgated shall be punished by a fine not as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty, for each and every offense. As an alternate penalty, a convicted person may be ordered to perform community service not to exceed 15 hours.