Township of West Amwell, NJ
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2022-12-07
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 75 Dogs and Other Animals
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Article III Enforcement
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Ch 4 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 6 Claims Approval and Purchasing
- Ch 9 Contracts
- Ch 11 Court, Municipal
- Ch 13 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 14 Direct Deposit
- Ch 16 Environmental Commission
- Ch 19 Fire Department
- Ch 22 Health, Board of; Health Services
- Ch 33 Officers and Employees
- Ch 35 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 38 Police Department
- Ch 41 Public Records, Access to
- Ch 43 Retirement
- Ch 45 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 51 Affordable Housing
- Ch 52 Alarm Systems
- Ch 53 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 59 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 61 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 62 Cannabis
- Ch 64 Clothing Bins
- Ch 68 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 75 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 75 Art III Enforcement
- § 75-12 Access to property.
- § 75-13 Interference with performance of duties.
- § 75-14 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 79 Drainage and Watercourses
- Ch 86 Firearms
- Ch 87 Fire Lanes
- Ch 88 Fire Prevention
- Ch 90 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 94 Food-Handling Establishments
- Ch 99 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 104 Housing Standards
- Ch 106 Insurance
- Ch 108 Junkyards
- Ch 109 Land Development
- Ch 111 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 113 Littering
- Ch 117 Music Festivals
- Ch 124 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 127 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 128 Protective Custody of Intoxicated Drivers
- Ch 129 Public Utilities
- Ch 131 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 134 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 135 Smoking
- Ch 137 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 138 Soil Management and Removal
- Ch 139 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 140 Taxation
- Ch 145 Township Property, Use of
- Ch 147 Unified Electronic Reporting System for Dealers in Precious Metals and Other Secondhand Goods
- Ch 148 Unified Electronic Reporting System of Dealers in Scrap Metal
- Ch 151 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 153 Vehicles and Traffic
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 159 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 162 Farmers Market
- Ch 166 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 168 On-Site Water Supply Systems, Regulation of
- Ch 170 Pigs and Swine
- Ch 173 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 178 Sludge and Septage
- Appendix
- Ch A181 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 8-2012]
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any
duty under this article is hereby authorized to go upon any premises
to seize for impounding any dog or dogs which he may lawfully seize
and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog
or dogs, except upon the premises of the owner of the dog if said
owner is present and forbids the same (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.17).
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
Except as set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.19 or § 75-8 above, any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,250, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
