Township of Toms River, NJ
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2023-09-27
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Part I: Administrative Code
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Part III: Board of Health
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Chapter 516 Animals
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Article IVA Canada Geese Control Program
- Part I: Administrative Code
- Organization
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Township Council
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 10 Office of the Mayor
- Ch 11 (Reserved)
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Office of the Municipal Clerk
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 Office of the Tax Assessor
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Administrative Organization
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Department of Administration
- Ch 42 (Reserved)
- Ch 44 Department of Finance
- Ch 46 Department of Human Services
- Ch 47 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 Department of Community Development
- Ch 49 Department of Law
- Ch 50 Department of Law Enforcement
- Ch 52 (Reserved)
- Ch 54 Department of Public Works
- Ch 56 Department of Recreation
- Ch 60 Municipal Court
- Ch 62 Office of Municipal Public Defender
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 64 Office of Municipal Prosecutor
- Ch 66 Office of Emergency Management
- Ch 68 Division of Community Service
- Ch 70 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Statutory Boards and Commissions
- Ch 75 (Reserved)
- Ch 76 Advisory Committees
- Miscellaneous
- Ch 80 Claims Approval
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 84 Contracts, Public
- Ch 86 Cooperative Pricing Agreements
- Ch 88 Criminal History Record Checks and Physical Examinations
- Ch 91 (Reserved)
- Ch 94 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 95 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 99 (Reserved)
- Ch 102 (Reserved)
- Ch 104 Employee Regulations and Benefits
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Ch 108 Payroll Account System
- Ch 109 Fire Companies
- Ch 114 Fire Districts
- Ch 118 (Reserved)
- Ch 120 Hazardous Materials Management
- Ch 121 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 123 Business, Rental Property and Multifamily Property Insurance Registration
- Ch 124 (Reserved)
- Ch 125 Mutual Aid Agreements
- Ch 128 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Official Map
- Ch 131 (Reserved)
- Ch 132 Public Records, Inspection and Copying
- Ch 141 Retirement
- Ch 146 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 150 Tax Map
- Ch 152 Volunteer Incentives
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 158 Adopt-A-Highway Program
- Ch 159 Alarm Licensing and Operations
- Ch 160 Advertising
- Ch 162 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 165 Animals and Animal Establishments
- Ch 170 Auctions and Auctioneering
- Ch 175 Bathing Beaches, Swim Clubs and Swimming Pools, Municipal
- Ch 182 Beaches, Cleaning of
- Ch 185 (Reserved)
- Ch 189 Beach Protection
- Ch 192 Beach Shelters and Tents
- Ch 198 Boat Docks and Bulkheads, Public
- Ch 201 Boat Facility and Bulkhead Construction
- Ch 205 Bridge Area Restrictions
- Ch 210 (Reserved)
- Ch 213 Building Material, Lumber and Plumbing Supply Yards, Secondhand
- Ch 217 Buildings for Public Assemblages, Temporary
- Ch 221 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 224 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 228 Buildings, Unfit and Unsafe
- Ch 232 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 234 Cannabis
- Ch 238 Carnivals, Circuses and Traveling Shows
- Ch 245 Condominiums
- Ch 252 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 253 Continued Use and Occupancy of Residential Dwellings
- Ch 264 Driveway Accesses and Curbs for Commercial Properties
- Ch 269 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 273 Dwellings, Design and Appearance of
- Ch 277 Electrical Standards
- Ch 280 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Fees
- Ch 291 Fences, Plantings and Walls
- Ch 294 Fertilizer
- Ch 295 Filming
- Ch 297 Fire Hydrants and Equipment
- Ch 300 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 303 (Reserved)
- Ch 308 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 310 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 313 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 316 Food Stands and Restaurants, Outdoor
- Ch 321 Games of Chance and Amusement Games
- Ch 325 Golf Courses
- Ch 327 Graffiti
- Ch 330 Hazardous and Toxic Materials
- Ch 335 Housing and Rental Property Standards
- Ch 338 Hunting
- Ch 340 Invasive Plants
- Ch 344 Junkyards and Salvage Yards
- Ch 348 Land Use and Development Regulations
- Ch 354 Laser Pointers
- Ch 356 Littering
- Ch 357 Massage Parlors
- Ch 363 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 368 Nuisances
- Ch 378 Parking Lots at Recreation Areas
- Ch 383 Parks, Municipal
- Ch 388 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 391 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 396 (Reserved)
- Ch 399 (Reserved)
- Ch 408 Realty Improvements: Water and Sewage Facilities
- Ch 413 Sales, Special
- Ch 415 Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 417 Septic Tanks, Cesspools and Privy Vaults
- Ch 421 Sewers
- Ch 427 Signs
- Ch 430 Skateboards, Sporting Activities and Hobbyists
- Ch 433 Smoking
- Ch 438 (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Special Improvement District
- Ch 442 Solid Waste
- Ch 447 Street Acceptance Procedure
- Ch 448 Street Vacation Procedures
- Ch 450 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 457 Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers
- Ch 462 Tobacco Products, Sale of
- Ch 465 (Reserved)
- Ch 468 Towing
- Ch 469 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System
- Ch 471 Trees
- Ch 473 Property Registration Program
- Ch 477 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 481 Vehicles, Inoperative
- Ch 485 Vehicles, Sale or Storage on Vacant Land
- Ch 488 Vehicles, Snowmobiles and All-Terrain
- Ch 492 Vehicles, Unlicensed Motor-Driven
- Ch 495 Water Connections
- Ch 497 (Reserved)
- Ch 501 Waterway Control
- Part III: Board of Health
- Ch 512 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 516 Animals
- Ch 516 Art IVA Canada Geese Control Program
- § 516-39.1 Purpose and scope.
- § 516-39.2 Permitted facilities; expansion.
- § 516-39.3 Policies and procedures.
- § 516-39.4 Permitted times.
- § 516-39.5 Additional rules and regulations.
- § 516-39.6 Enforcement.
- § 516-39.7 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 520 Communicable Diseases
- Ch 524 Dumping
- Ch 531 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 534 Food-Handling Establishments, Retail
- Ch 537 Food, Sale of
- Ch 542 Health Nuisances
- Ch 551 Officers and Employees
- Ch 555 Personnel Policies
- Ch 558 Plumbing Standards
- Ch 561 Privies, Outdoor
- Ch 566 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 569 Sanitary Facility Certification Fees
- Ch 572 Sewerage Connections
- Ch 575 Slaughtering and Slaughterhouses
- Ch 579 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 585 Vital Statistics Certificate Information
- Ch 589 Water Supplies
- Appendix
- Ch A598 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A602 Names of Major Arteries, Streets and Highways
- Ch A605 Open Video Franchise
- Ch A608 Record of Result of 2006 Election
- Ch A610 Street Name Changes
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 6-11-2019 by Ord. No. 4636-19]
A.
An infestation of Canada geese often creates unhealthy, unsanitary,
and inutile conditions at Huddy Park and other recreational areas
in the Township, which diminishes peoples' enjoyment of those
facilities.
B.
Based on experiences in other municipalities, the Township Council
has determined that this infestation can be controlled in a nonharmful
way by permitting the noncommercial use of pet dogs to run at large
in affected facilities on a limited basis and at limited times.
C.
The purpose of this article is to establish such a program at Huddy
Park, with the potential for expansion to other Township parks and
recreational facilities depending on the program's effectiveness.
A.
The geese control program established under this article is permitted
only at Huddy Park.
B.
The Business Administrator or his designee shall periodically evaluate
the effectiveness of the program and report those findings to the
Township Council. Based on those findings, the Township Council in
the future may, by an amending ordinance, expand the program to other
Township parks and recreational facilities.
A.
Notwithstanding any other contrary provision of the Township Code,
dogs are permitted to run at large in a facility designated pursuant
the preceding subsection, subject to the restrictions set forth this
article.
B.
Dogs participating in the geese control program established under this article must be properly licensed and vaccinated in accordance with Chapter 165 of the Township Code and state law. No dog that is declared, designated, or licensed as "potentially dangerous" pursuant to Chapter 165, Article III, or state law or court order may participate in this program.
C.
Participating dogs must be issued a separate registration by the
Municipal Dog Licensing Agent. The Municipal Dog Licensing Agent shall
process applications for the program and establish, maintain, and
periodically update a registry of the participating dogs, a copy of
which shall be provided to the Township Clerk, the Division of Animal
Control, the Division of Code Enforcement, and the Police Department.
D.
Registrations will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registrations are effective for one calendar year and must be renewed
annually.
E.
The registration fee is $20.
F.
A maximum of 30 dogs may be registered in the program.
G.
Only one registration per dog, per household is permitted. The registration
is nontransferrable to another dog and nonassignable to another dog
owner.
H.
The registration must be either displayed on the dog or the dog's
custodian while participating in the program and must be produced
when requested by an enforcing authority.
I.
Participating dogs must be behaved, controlled, and curbed at all
times.
A.
The geese control program established under this article may operate
only during regular park hours, unless otherwise determined by the
Business Administrator or his designee.
B.
The program shall not operate when the designated facility is reserved
for or being used for a scheduled activity or event. A schedule of
such events/activities shall be posted on the Township website.
C.
The program shall not operate when the designated facility is being
used by the general public or is under construction, maintenance,
or renovation.
D.
The Business Administrator or his designee may suspend operation
of the program as circumstances dictate.
E.
Appropriate signage shall be conspicuously posted at designated facilities
to notify participants of the status of the program.
The Business Administrator or his designee may promulgate additional
rules and regulations to ensure the safe and efficient administration
of this program. These rules and regulations shall be established
in writing and provided to the appropriate Township officials and
agencies and program registrants.
The Division of Animal Control, the Division of Code Enforcement,
and the Police Department are charged with enforcing this article.
A.
Any persons violating this article, or any rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder, shall be subject to revocation or suspension
of their registration and, upon conviction thereof, the maximum fines
and penalties established under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29.
B.
The fines and penalties imposed hereunder are cumulative with any
other violations of the Township Code.
