[Adopted 6-9-1988 as Section 2 of Ord. No. MC-2388 (Ch.
210, Art. III, of the 1987 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation owning, keeping,
harboring or having the custody or possession of a vicious dog, as
defined, whether registered or not, to permit such dog to be in or
upon any public street, avenue, road or highway or in or upon any
public or quasi-public place, unless such dog at such time shall be
led by a chain, cord, thong or other leash in the hands of a person
capable of leading and controlling such dog and said vicious dog shall
wear a muzzle.
Any vicious dog which shall be in or upon any public street,
avenue, road or highway or in or upon any public or quasi-public place
or shall run at large in the City of Camden, in violation of this
section, may be seized, taken into custody, impounded and destroyed
or otherwise disposed of by the poundkeeper, dogcatcher, Dog Warden,
any member of the Police Department or police force of the City of
Camden or by any person or persons who may be employed or appointed
by the City for these purposes.
Any person, association or corporation who owns, keeps or harbors
or has custody or possession of a vicious dog, as defined, and who
shall permit said dog to remain on his/her or its premises, but outside
the confines of a closed structure thereon, must muzzle, legally fence
in or securely leash or chain such dog in such a manner as to prevent
said dog from attacking or biting a person lawfully on said premises.
Any person who shall own, keep, harbor or have possession of
a vicious dog, as defined, and who shall be convicted of a second
violation of any section of this article involving the same vicious
dog may, in addition to other prescribed penalties, be ordered, in
the discretion of the Municipal Judge of the City of Camden, to permanently
remove said vicious dog from the City of Camden.
No person, corporation or association, with the exception of
duly appointed public officials or employees acting in their official
capacity, shall keep, harbor or have custody or possession, within
the City of Camden, of any dog which has been or shall be intentionally
trained to attack, injure, maim or kill any human being or domestic
pet voluntarily or upon command.
No person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of a
dog shall permit it to cause a traffic hazard or to do or cause any
injury to other domestic animals which are not at fault or to do damage
to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers or garden grounds or commit any nuisance
on any other property of others. Said person may either be liable
for the injury or damage or for the compensation of the absorbed cost.
However, any damages which may be recoverable for any injury shall
be pursued by civil remedies.
No person owning, keeping, having custody, harboring, walking
or in charge of any dog shall cause, suffer, permit or allow such
dog to soil, defile, defecate on or commit any nuisance on any common
thoroughfare, street, sidewalk, passageway, road bypass, play area,
park or any place where people congregate or walk or upon any public
property whatsoever or upon any private property without the permission
of the owner of the private property in the last instance. If any
such person shall permit such dog to soil, defile, defecate on or
commit any nuisance on the areas aforesaid, he or she shall immediately
remove and dispose of all feces and droppings deposited by such dog,
which removal shall be in a sanitary manner by a shovel, container,
disposal bag, etc. In a multidwelling complex, the tenant dog owner
shall take his or her dog to the only designated walking area for
dogs or other animals which shall be provided and maintained in a
sanitary manner by the management of the complex. On the dog owner's
own property, he/she shall maintain the property in a sanitary manner
in order to prevent any noxious odors, attraction of vermin breeding
or any other public health nuisance to neighbors.
[Added 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. MC-4396]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish requirements
for the proper disposal of pet solid waste in the City of Camden,
New Jersey, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and
to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
B.
IMMEDIATE
OWNER/KEEPER
PERSON
PET
PET SOLID WASTE
PROPER DISPOSAL
Definitions. The following terms, phrases, words and their derivations
shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text
of this section clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not
inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number,
and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The
word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
The pet solid waste is removed at once, without delay.
Any person who shall possess, maintain, house or harbor any
pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or not the owner
of such pet.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance
animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
Waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet; excrement.
Placement in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable
container, and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly
emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector; or disposal
into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment
and disposal.
C.
Proper disposal required. All pet owners and keepers are required
to immediately and properly dispose of their pet's solid waste
deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed
by that person.
D.
Exemptions. Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability
assistance animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section
while such animal is being used for that purpose.
E.
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by
the Department of Code Enforcement, Department of Public Works, Police
Department, and Animal Control Officers of the City of Camden.
F.
Violation and penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provision of this section shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $25.
[Added 5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751]
Any person who is the owner of a vicious or potentially dangerous
dog shall be subject to the uniform set of state requirements as set
forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 188-41.1, Pit bull dogs
presumed potentially dangerous, added 5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751,
was repealed 3-10-2015 by Ord. No. MC-4894.
[Amended 5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751; 10-12-2006 by Ord. No.
MC-4234]
Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this article shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of § 1-15.
