Township of Blairstown, NJ
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2023-12-27
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 62 Animals
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Article II Pigs and Swine
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 8 Claims
- Ch 11 Clerk and Deputy Clerk
- Ch 14 Cooperative Pricing
- Ch 17 Court, Joint Municipal
- Ch 19 Land Development
- Ch 23 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Environmental Committee
- Ch 27 Fire Department
- Ch 28 Health, Board of
- Ch 29 Historic Preservation Committee
- Ch 33 Office Manager
- Ch 33A Open Space Committee
- Ch 34 Personnel Practices
- Ch 35 Police Department
- Ch 37 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 39 Purchasing
- Ch 42 Recreation Committee
- Ch 43 Recreation Trust Fund
- Ch 46 Sexual Harassment
- Ch 47 Shade Tree Committee
- Ch 49 Township Committee
- Ch 51 Trust Funds
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Affordable Housing
- Ch 56 Alarms
- Ch 59 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 62 Animals
- Ch 62 Art II Pigs and Swine
- § 62-29 Purpose.
- § 62-30 Commercial raising of hogs and swine prohibited.
- § 62-31 Number of hogs or pigs permitted.
- § 62-32 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 69 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
- Ch 73 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 76 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 80 Charitable Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 84 Concerts, Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Ch 87 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 92 Driveways
- Ch 95 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 99 Earth Removal
- Ch 104 Fees
- Ch 108 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 109 Fire Prevention
- Ch 112 Floodplain Management
- Ch 114 Flood Hazard Certifications
- Ch 116 Games of Chance
- Ch 118 Handicapped On-Street Parking
- Ch 118A Handicapped On-Street Parking Zones
- Ch 121 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 128 Littering
- Ch 131 (Reserved)
- Ch 132 Maintenance of Vacant/Abandoned Properties
- Ch 139 Parking
- Ch 142 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 143 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 145 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 147 Property Maintenance
- Ch 150 Public Records
- Ch 151 Registration of Rental Properties and Businesses
- Ch 153 Right to Farm
- Ch 156 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Shooting Ranges
- Ch 162 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 166 Solid Waste
- Ch 168 Stormwater Management
- Ch 171 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 177 Towing
- Ch 180 Trailers and Trailers Camps
- Ch 184 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 186 Vehicles, Motorized
- Ch 190 Water
- Ch 193 Water Use
- Appendix
- Ch A197 Sanitary Sewer Agreement
- Ch A198 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as Sec. 5-2 (Ord. No. 74) of the 1977 Revised General
Ordinances]
It is the purpose of this article to preserve
and protect the public health, sanitary conditions and general welfare
of the inhabitants of the Township by prohibiting the commercial raising
of hogs, swine, or pigs within the Township.
The raising of hogs, swine or pigs on a commercial
basis or to operate a commercial piggery, by any person shall be prohibited
within the Township.
The number of hogs, swine or pigs to be raised
at any time within the Township shall not be in excess of 50 in number.
[Amended by Ord. No. 78-1]
Any person violating or refusing or failing
to comply with the provisions of this article shall be liable to a
penalty of not less than $25 fine for each offense, and not more than
$50 fine for each offense, and upon failure to pay fine and the costs
and charges incident thereto may be imprisoned in the county jail
for a period not exceeding 10 days in the case of a first conviction,
and in the case of a conviction for a second, and subsequent violation,
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
