[Amended by Ord. No. 1-2002]
As used in this article, words herein defined shall have the
following meanings:
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
A certified municipal animal control officer or, in the absence
of such an officer, the chief law enforcement officer of the City
or his designee.
DEPARTMENT
The State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
DOG
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
DOG OF LICENSING AGE
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
HABITUAL BARKING
Barking, howling or crying continuously for a period of 10
minutes or more or intermittently for 30 minutes or more.
OWNER
Every person having a right of property in such dog and every
person who has such dog in his/her keeping.
POUND
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized either
under the provisions of this article or otherwise.
[Amended by Ord. No. 6-2006]
A. Registration tags. A metal registration tag shall be issued for each
dog licensed. Each dog licensed shall wear a collar or harness with
its registration tag securely fastened to it.
B. Improper use of registration tags. No person, except an officer of
the City in the performance of his/her duties, shall remove a registration
tag from the collar of any dog without the consent of the owner, nor
shall any person attach a registration tag to a dog for which it was
not issued.
C. Running at large. No owner of any dog shall permit it to run at large
upon any street, park, public building or any other public place within
the City.
D. Leashing of dogs. No owner of any dog shall permit it to be upon
the public streets or in any of the public places of the City unless
such dog is accompanied by a person over the age of 12 years and is
securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash not more than
six feet long.
E. Property damage; responsibility of dog owner.
(1) No owner of any dog shall permit it to do any damage to any lawn,
garden, shrubbery, flowers, grounds or other property.
(2) In addition to any fine levied as a result of violations of this
article, the owner of any animal which causes damage to another's
property shall be responsible for the damage caused.
F. Disturbing the peace. No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any
dog which habitually barks or cries between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m.
G. Confining of female dogs. Every female dog in season shall be kept
confined in a building or secure enclosure or in a veterinary hospital
or boarding kennel, in such a manner that such female dog cannot come
in contact with another dog, except for intentional breeding purposes.
Nothing herein shall prevent the owner from walking and exercising
such dog on that owner's property, provided that the dog is controlled
and secured by an adequate leash. The Animal Control Officer shall
take into custody and impound any female dog in season off the premises
of the owner or of the person keeping or harboring such dog.
The Animal Control Officer shall annually cause a canvass to
be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the City and shall
report to the Secretary of the Board of Health and to the State Department
of Health and Senior Services the result thereof, setting forth in
separate columns the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping
or harboring dogs, the number of licensed dogs owned, kept or harbored
by each person, the registration number of each licensed dog and the
number of unlicensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by each person and
a complete description of each unlicensed dog.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4-2002; 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 08-2021]
Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with §
84-3 shall pay a penalty of $100 in addition to the applicable license fee. For any other violation of this article, the general penalty clause shall apply.