[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
As used in this chapter:
May be used interchangeably, and either of the two may be
applicable, whichever is more conducive towards the effectuating of
this chapter.
To seize with the teeth or jaws so as to enter, nip or grip
the person or thing seized and also to cut, wound, pierce or to impress
deeply the person or thing seized.
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding
or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on except a pet
shop, or where five or more dogs of licensing age are kept or maintained
for any reason in any one place or establishment.
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall mean and
include every person having a right of property in such dog and every
person who has such dog in his keeping.
Includes the building and the plot of land on which the owner
of a dog has a place of abode or place of business in the Township.
Either the singular or the plural, whichever is applicable
and conducive towards the effectuating of this chapter.
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part
of a kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
Any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous by a
Municipal Court in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized under
the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.
Any establishment where dogs are received, housed and distributed
without charge.
Shall be implied, whichever is appropriate and conducive
for the effectuating of this chapter.
The Township of Greenwich in the County of Warren.
Any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious by a Municipal Court
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township without
first obtaining a license therefor to be issued by the Animal Control
Officer of the Township upon application by the owner and payment
of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog
in the Township except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter
and the provisions for the control of dogs contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1
et seq.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age shall annually in the month of January apply for and procure from
the Township dog warden a license and official metal registration
tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon
each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely
fastened thereto.
Each license shall expire on January 31 of the year following
the date of issue.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 1980-14; Ord.
No. 1981-16; Ord. No. 1983-7; Ord. No. 1994-09; 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-07]
a.
Annual license fee. All persons applying for a license and registration
tag shall pay an annual license fee of $10 for each dog which is spayed
or neutered and $13 for each dog which is not spayed or neutered.
Said fee includes the following:
b.
Late fees. Said license and registration will be due during the month
of January of every calendar year. Any dog not registered during the
month of January is subject thereafter to a late fee of $5 per month,
beginning February 1, to be collected by the dog licensing agent.
c.
Additional penalty. After February 1 of every calendar year, any
person found in possession of or to be the owner of an unlicensed
and unregistered dog is subject to a fine of $100 per dog.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as
"Seeing Eye" dogs, dogs used to assist handicapped persons and commonly
known as "service" dogs, and dogs used to assist hearing impaired
persons and commonly known as "hearing ear" dogs shall be licensed
and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that
the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee
therefor.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
There shall be charged to the owner of each dog which is impounded
pursuant to this chapter the sum of $3 for picking up each dog, and
the sum of $2 for each dog which is redeemed by its owner, plus a
$4 per day maintenance for each day or part thereof that the dog has
been impounded, which fees shall be paid when the dog is released.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
A fee of $5 shall be paid by the owner of each dog which is
disposed of at the pound at the request of the owner.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
Any person seeking a license for a dog shall make application
to the Dog Warden of the Township describing the dog to be licensed
and setting forth the name, street and post office address of the
owner of the dog and of the person who will keep or harbor the dog
if other than the owner. The Dog Warden shall keep a record of the
application and registration number issued for a period of three years.
The Dog Warden shall also forward an accurate account of the registration
numbers issued or disposed of to the State Department of Health each
month. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order in which
applications are received.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
a.
The
owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which
attains licensing age shall make application for license and registration
tag for such dog within 10 days after such acquisition or age attainment.
b.
Any
person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township any
dog licensed in a state other than New Jersey for the current licensing
year and shall keep the same in the Township for a period of more
than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration
tag for such dog.
c.
Any
person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township any
unlicensed dog and shall keep the same in the Township for a period
of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration
tag for such dog.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
No person, except an officer in the performance of his 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.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a
kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Dog Warden
of the Township for a license entitling him to keep or operate such
establishment.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
Any kennel or pet shop to be licensed hereunder shall be so
located, constructed, arranged, and operated in such manner that it
is not a nuisance as to noise, odors, or actions in the neighborhood
and further in such manner so that the dogs maintained therein cannot
come in contact with other dogs not owned or maintained by the owner
of the kennel or pet shop.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
The application shall describe the premises where the establishment
is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for
which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written
approval of the Board of Health of the Township showing compliance
with the local and state rules and regulations governing location
of and sanitation at such establishments and compliance with this
chapter.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained
and all such licenses shall expire annually on January 31 and be subject
to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendation of the State
Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township for failure
to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or
the Board of Health of the Township governing the same after the owner
has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or the
Township Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure
individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such
establishments; such licenses shall not be transferable to another
owner of different premises.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for 10 or less dogs shall be $10 and for more than 10 dogs, $25. The
annual license for a pet shop shall be $25. No fee shall be charged
for a shelter or pound.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be
permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate or other
safe control.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
All license fees and other moneys collected under this section
shall be forwarded to the Treasurer of the Township within 30 days
after collection or receipt and shall be accounted for and spent in
accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
The Dog Warden of the Township shall forward to the State Department
of Health, a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed
within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list
shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of
license issued.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
The Animal Control Officer of the Township or such other person
as may be appointed by the Township Committee shall annually after
February 1 of each year cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned,
kept or harbored within the limits of the Township and shall report
to the Township Clerk, the Board of Health, and to the State Department
of Health the results thereof, setting forth in separate columns the
names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring such dogs,
the number of licensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by each of said
persons, together with the registration number of each of said dogs,
and the number of unlicensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by each
of said persons, together with a complete description of each of the
unlicensed dogs.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
a.
The
Township Committee shall have the power to appoint an Animal Control
Officer whose duty it shall be to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
In such event there shall be a vacancy in the office of Animal Control
Officer, or if the Animal Control Officer shall be absent or incapacitated,
then this chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the
Township. The Township Committee shall also have the power to appoint
such additional persons as Deputy Animal Control Officers, as may
be necessary in its judgment to enforce the provisions of this chapter,
and who may impound unlicensed dogs running at large in violation
of the provisions of this chapter.
b.
The Animal Control Officer or any Deputy Animal Control Officer so appointed by the Township Committee shall take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody and impounded and thereby destroyed or disposed of or offered for adoption as provided by §§ 5-10 and 5-11:
1.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or the person keeping or harboring
the dog which the official or his agent or agents have reason to believe
is a stray dog;
2.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring the dog without a current registration tag on his collar;
3.
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner or of the
person keeping or harboring the dog.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
If any dog so seized wears a collar or harness having inscribed
thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any person or
a registration tag, or the owner or the person keeping or harboring
the dog is known, the Animal Control Officer or Deputy Animal Control
Officer shall forthwith serve on the person whose address is given
on the collar or on the owner or the person keeping or harboring the
dog, if known, a notice in writing stating that the dog has been seized
and will be liable to be disposed of, destroyed or offered for adoption
within seven days after the date of the notice.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
When any dog so seized has been detained for seven days after
notice, when notice can be given as above set forth, or has been detained
for seven days after seizure, when notice has not been and cannot
be given as above set forth, and if the owner or person keeping or
harboring said dog has not claimed the dog and paid all expenses incurred
by reason of its detention, including maintenance not exceeding $1
per day, and if the dog be unlicensed at the time of seizure and the
owner or person keeping or harboring said dog has not produced a license
and registration tag for said dog, the Animal Control Officer or Deputy
Animal Control Officer may cause the dog to be destroyed in a manner
causing as little pain as possible or may cause the dog to be offered
for adoption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-15 and 4:19-16.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
a.
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform duty under
this chapter is hereby authorized to go upon 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 the owner is present
and forbids the same.
b.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any dog or dogs which
collectively bark, cry or disturb the quiet enjoyment of any person
within the Township of Greenwich for any time period in excess of
15 minutes during any 24 hour period of time; which time shall be
during any time of day or night.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 1998-7]
a.
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit
it to run at large upon the public streets or in any public park,
or in any public building, or in any other public place, or upon any
property other than that owned by the license owner or keeper of the
dog with the Township; provided, however, that this section shall
not apply to any dog accompanied by a hunter or hunters during the
hunting season or while any person may be training a hunting dog in
the woodlands or open country.
b.
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit
it to be upon the public streets or in any of the public places of
the Township 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.
c.
Curbing of dogs.
1.
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog or in charge of any
dog shall cause or allow such dog to defile, defecate or commit any
nuisance on any public street, sidewalk, public park, public building,
public place or upon any private property without the permission of
the owner of said private property. This restriction shall not apply
to that portion of any public street lying between the curblines,
which shall be used to curb such dog under the following conditions:
(a)
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately remove, in
a sanitary manner, all feces deposited by such dog; and
(b)
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall
be disposed of in a sanitary manner by the person owning, keeping,
harboring or in charge of such dog curbed in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection.
2.
This subsection shall not apply in the case of a guide dog or a dog
owned by a law enforcement agency while engaged in law enforcement
activities.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73]
Whenever it becomes necessary to safeguard the public from the
danger of hydrophobia, the Mayor, if he deems it necessary, shall
issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog
to confine it securely on his premises unless such dog shall have
a muzzle of sufficient strength to prevent its biting any person.
Any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time of the proclamation
shall be seized and impounded, unless noticeably infected with rabies.
All dogs so noticeably infected with rabies and displaying vicious
propensities shall be killed by the Dog Warden or other authorized
persons, without notice to the owner. The owner shall be notified
of such killing within three days as to the reason for said killing.
Dogs impounded during the first two days of such proclamation shall,
if claimed within five days, be released to the owner, unless infected
with rabies, upon payment of the impounding charges provided for.
If unclaimed after that period, such dog or dogs may be summarily
destroyed.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
No vicious dog or potentially dangerous dog, whether registered
or not, shall be permitted by the owner or person harboring the same
to be in or upon any of the public streets or public places in the
Township at any time or to trespass upon the property of any other
person in the Township. Any potentially dangerous dog in or upon any
of the public streets or public places of the Township or trespassing
upon the property of any other person shall be impounded pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.
[Ord. No. 12-28-73; Ord. No. 2000-7]
b.
Any person who violates or refuses to comply with § 5-16 of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 per day of each violation, and each day's continuance of the violation shall constitute a separate and distinct violation. Any dog seized and impounded pursuant to § 5-16 of this chapter may be destroyed in an expeditious and humane manner.
c.
Any person who is convicted of a violation of any other provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as stated in § 3-1.
d.
Any person, police officer or Animal Control Officer or Deputy Animal
Control Officer may make a complaint where the penalty for the violation
of this chapter is a fine or imprisonment as provided for.
[Ord. No. 2006-07 § I]
The purpose of this section is to establish requirements for
the proper disposal of pet solid waste in the Township of Greenwich
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2006-07 § II]
For the purpose of this section, 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.
That 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.
A 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.
[Ord. No. 2006-07 § III]
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.
[Ord. No. 2006-07 § IV]
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.
[Ord. No. 2006-07 § V]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Police
Department and the Local Board of Health of the Township of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 2006-07 § VI]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
[Ord. No. 2006-03 § I]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated
by the Township of Greenwich so as to protect public health, safety
and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2006-03 § II]
For the purpose of this section, 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.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
[Ord. No. 2006-03 § III]
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by the Township of Greenwich any wildlife, excluding
confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or
rehabilitation centers or unconfined wildlife at environmental education
centers).
[Ord. No. 2006-03 § IV]
[Ord. No. 2006-03 § V]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
