Township of Bloomfield, NJ
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2023-12-11
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 134 Animals
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Article I Purpose
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Court
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 21 Domestic Violence Team
- Ch 26 Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Fire Department
- Ch 42 Funds
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 63A Cell Phone, Audiotape Recorder and Camera Use During Open Public Meetings
- Ch 64 Parking Utility
- Ch 68 Parking Violations Officer
- Ch 75 Police Department
- Ch 88 Residency Requirements
- Ch 93 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 99 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 112 Affordable Housing
- Ch 116 Alarm Systems
- Ch 122 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 128 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 134 Animals
- Ch 134 Art I Purpose
- § 134-1 Purpose and intent.
- Ch 134A Animal Shelter Advisory Committee
- Ch 144 (Reserved)
- Ch 149 Building Construction
- Ch 149A (Reserved)
- Ch 155 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
- Ch 159 Business Hours
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 164 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 Checks, Returned
- Ch 175 Condominium Conversions
- Ch 185 (Reserved)
- Ch 192 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 201 (Reserved)
- Ch 206 Dumpsters
- Ch 211 (Reserved)
- Ch 217 Fees
- Ch 222 Fiber-Optic Cables
- Ch 228 Filming
- Ch 233 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 239 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 245 Fireworks
- Ch 250 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 254 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 264 (Reserved)
- Ch 270 Games of Chance
- Ch 279 Gasoline Stations and Repair Garages
- Ch 285 Graffiti
- Ch 290 Handbills and Advertising
- Ch 296 Hazardous Chemicals
- Ch 302 Historic Districts
- Ch 307 Housing Standards
- Ch 313 Junk Dealers
- Ch 315 Land Development and Zoning
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 319 Lead-Based Paint Inspection
- Ch 334 Library
- Ch 339 Licensing
- Ch 345 Light Pollution
- Ch 353 (Reserved)
- Ch 358 Monuments
- Ch 363 Motor Vehicle Sales
- Ch 374 Newsracks
- Ch 380 Noise
- Ch 387 Parking for Handicapped
- Ch 393 Parking, Off-Street and Permit
- Ch 399 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 404 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 408 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 413 Portable Storage Containers
- Ch 417 Precious Metals, Gems, Other Metals, Gift Cards, and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 423 Property Maintenance
- Ch 427 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 430 Properties, Abandoned/Vacant
- Ch 431 Rental Property Registration
- Ch 432 Rental Property Good Neighbor Act
- Ch 433 Rental Property, Short-Term
- Ch 435 Rent Control
- Ch 443 Sales, Special
- Ch 448 School Enrollment
- Ch 454 Sewers
- Ch 460 (Reserved)
- Ch 463 Sick Leave for Private Employees
- Ch 466 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 478 Smoking
- Ch 484 Soil Removal
- Ch 491 Solid Waste
- Ch 494 Stormwater Control
- Ch 497 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 508 Swimming Pools
- Ch 514 Tattooing and Body Piercing
- Ch 520 Taxation
- Ch 526 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 535 Trees
- Ch 540 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 556 Water
- Ch 562 Weapons
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 575 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 578 Administration
- Ch 582 (Reserved)
- Ch 586 Animals
- Ch 591 Barbershops, Hairstyling, Cosmetology and Nail Salons
- Ch 596 (Reserved)
- Ch 601 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 607 Child-Care Centers
- Ch 611 Environmental Quality Assurance
- Ch 613 Food Establishments
- Ch 618 Food Handling
- Ch 621 Heating Requirements
- Ch 624 Licensing
- Ch 630 Massage and Bodywork Establishments
- Ch 635 Noise
- Ch 640 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 646 (Reserved)
- Ch 652 Sanitation
- Ch 664 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 670 Tanning Salons
- Ch 675 Vending Machines
- Appendix
- Ch A680 Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch A681 Cable Television
- Ch A682 Civil Rights Policy
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
This chapter deals with all municipal actions relating to the control
and welfare of domestic animals and designates the Bloomfield Animal
Shelter as a "no-kill" shelter as based on the principles stated in
the model legislation known as the Companion Animal Protection Act,
or CAPA. These principles have been incorporated into this chapter.
B.
As a "no-kill" shelter, the Bloomfield Animal Shelter will adhere
to the following policies in order to find proactive solutions that
keep animals moving through the shelter system and on to a better
future while euthanizing no adoptable/treatable animal that comes
through its doors.
C.
Policies to accomplish this may include:
(1)
Partnering with rescues, sanctuaries, and other animal welfare organizations
to assist with the rehabilitation and rehoming of pets.
(2)
Having a comprehensive adoption program, which includes actively
promoting pets through various methods such as holding adoption events,
posting available animals on Petfinder/Adopt-a-Pet, social media,
newspapers and websites.
(3)
Establishing a foster care program for animals that would benefit
from a home environment, such as a young animal needing bottle feeding,
or due to behavioral or medical issues.
(4)
Spay/neuter programs.
(5)
Medical and behavior programs (including vaccination upon entry,
necessary veterinary care for treatable conditions, and training/enrichment).
(6)
Public relations/community involvement and education.
(7)
An active volunteer program at the shelter.
(8)
Strong efforts to reunite owners with lost pets.
(9)
An ongoing trap-neuter-vaccinate-return program for community cats
to reduce stray population.
(10)
Promoting pet retention by assisting/advising pet owners who
are having difficulties keeping their pets.
D.
A "no-kill" shelter does not mean:
(1)
Hoarding animals/keeping them in a cage for the rest of their lives.
(2)
Keeping inappropriate animals that are not adoptable due to intractable
behavioral issues or severe, untreatable health problems. No-kill
allows for "euthanasia" in the true meaning of the word. It allows
for the compassionate ending of an animal's life, for humane reasons,
when animals are too sick, or too damaged to continue to live safely
in the community.
