[Adopted 12-23-1986 by Ord. No. 1986-19]
Promptly after February 1 of each year, a canvass
shall be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored in the City in accordance
with Section 15 of Chapter 151 of the Laws of the State of New Jersey
of 1941, as amended.
Every person owning, keeping or harboring any
dog in the City shall:
A. Prevent the dog from running at large upon any public
street, public park, public building or in any other public place
within the City at any time.
B. Prevent the dog from being on any public street, public
park, public building or any other public place within the City unless
such dog is accompanied by a person over the age of 12 years and is
securely confined and controlled by a physical leash not more than
six feet in length. A physical leash shall be constructed of rope
or sturdy fabric which is connected to the dog at the collar and held
by the person over the age of 12 years. A physical leash shall not
include any type of electronic leash or invisible leash. This provision
shall not apply in confined areas of public parks specifically established
and designated as dog-run zones.
[Amended 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-08]
C. Prevent a dog which has been declared vicious or potentially dangerous pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-22 et seq. or §
148-6 of this chapter from being on any public street, public park, public building or any other public place within the City unless such dog is accompanied by a person over the age of 12 years and is securely confined and controlled by a physical leash not more than six feet in length and, in addition, is wearing a muzzle which will prevent such dog from biting any person, dog or domestic animal. A physical leash shall be constructed of rope or sturdy fabric which is connected to the dog at the collar and held by the person over the age of 12 years. A physical leash shall not include any type of electronic leash or invisible leash. Dogs which have been declared vicious or potentially dangerous pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-22 et seq. or §
148-6 of this chapter are prohibited from any area of the City's public parks which are specifically established and designated as dog-run zones.
[Amended 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-08]
D. Prevent the dog from running at large upon the lands
of any person, other than the person owning, keeping or harboring
the dog, without the consent of the owner of such lands.
E. Prevent the dog from injuring or damaging any vegetable
garden, flower garden, lawn, plant, tree, shrubbery, grounds or other
property of any person other than the person owning, keeping or harboring
the dog.
F. Prevent the dog from attacking, threatening, wounding
or killing any other dog or domestic animal.
G. Prevent the dog from becoming a public nuisance.
H. Prevent the dog, if it is a female and is in season,
from being off the grounds or property of the person owning, keeping
or harboring the dog.
I. Prevent the dog from habitually barking, crying or
whining at a noise level that can be heard off the property of the
person owning, keeping or harboring the dog and which disturbs or
is disturbing to any other person.
[Added 5-23-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-8]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog
shall provide it with proper and adequate food and water, proper shelter
and protection from the weather and with humane care and treatment.
No person shall inhumanely beat, treat, torment or otherwise abuse
any animal in its care or fail to adequately provide animals in its
care with proper shelter and protection from the weather.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
Every person owning, keeping, harboring or walking
any dog during the Iris Festival, Street Fair in May and/or Cranberry
Festival shall place and keep a muzzle on the dog while the dog is
walking through the street or streets where the festival is taking
place.
[Added 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-14]
A. No person shall allow any dog in his or her keeping,
custody, control or ownership to bark, howl, cry or make other noises
for any period longer than 1/2 hour between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m., or allow a dog on two or more occasions to make noise
for intervals of more than 1/2 hour at any time of the day or night.
B. Prior to a complaint being filed in Municipal Court
against any person for violating this section, the person shall receive
a warning from the City Animal Control Officer advising of the violation
of this section and that if another violation occurs within a six-month
period, a complaint will be filed with the Municipal Court.
[Amended 12-24-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-5]
Except as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-1 et seq., violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, Violations and Penalties.
[Adopted 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-14]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMAL
Horse, mule, pony, donkey, burro, cow, goat, sheep, pig,
chicken, turkey, duck, goose, guinea, pigeon or other poultry or fowl,
rabbit, dog and cat, or their plural.
No person shall keep or maintain any horse,
mule, pony, donkey, burro, cow, goat, sheep or pig in any residential
area within the City of Bordentown, unless such animal is situated
on a tract of land at least one acre in area, and the pen, shed, barn,
stable or other structure designed to confine or shelter such animal
is so located on such tract that the nearest portion thereof is not
less than 100 feet from the line of the adjoining property.
No person shall keep or maintain any mature
chicken, turkey, duck, goose, guinea, pigeon or other poultry or fowl
in any residential area within the City of Bordentown unless the pen,
poultry house or other structure designated to confine or shelter
such poultry or fowl is so located on such a tract of land that the
nearest portion thereof is not less than 25 feet from the line of
the adjoining property.
No person shall keep or maintain more than 12
mature rabbits in any residential area within the City of Bordentown,
and no pen, hutch or other structure designed to confine or shelter
a rabbit or rabbits shall be so located that any portion of such pen,
hutch or other structure is closer than 25 feet to the adjoining property
line.
Except as provided by law, violations of any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, Violations and Penalties.