As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
Any cat, male or female or spayed female.
No person shall own, keep or harbor any cat
of licensing age within the Borough of Northvale unless such cat has
been vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian, in accordance
with the latest Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines and Recommendations
for Immunization published by the National Association of State of
Public Health Veterinarians. Upon vaccination of any cat, the owner
will obtain a certificate of vaccination on a form recommended by
the compendium.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Health
to keep a permanent record of all cat licenses issued. This record
shall set forth all the statements on all applications and the number
of said certificates and licenses, checks or tags issued in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the local Police Department, the Department of Health and such
other officers, agents or servants as may be appointed or designated
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Northvale.
[Amended 8-10-1994 by Ord. No. 675-94; 5-14-2019 by Ord. No. 995-2019]
A. Any person found guilty of violating or refusing to comply with any
of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $500 for each offense, at the discretion of the Court.
B. It shall be the duty of any owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of
any lot, ground, building or house within the limits of the Borough
of Northvale, upon notice from the Code Enforcement Officer, Borough
Police or Bergen County Board of Health, to forthwith remove therefrom
any animal of Classes I, II, III and IV and it shall be the duty of
any person, on notice from the Code Enforcement Officer, Borough Police
or Bergen County Board of Health to abate any violation of this Code
existing on any premises of which he may be the lessee, owner, tenant
or occupant. If any person shall neglect or refuse to remove any Class
I, II, III and IV animals or if any person shall refuse or neglect
to abate and remove any Class I, II, III and IV animals within 30
days of any person found guilty of violating or refusing to comply
with any provision of this article, then the Code Enforcement Officer,
Borough Police or Bergen County Board of Health, may proceed under
the provisions of law and shall remove said animals and shall recover
by action of debt the expense incurred by the Borough or the Bergen
County Board of Health by such removal.