An ordinance to prohibit the feeding, baiting, or otherwise
providing access to food to any unconfined wildlife in Barnegat Township,
on any lands either publicly or privately owned and unless specifically
excepted, so as to protect public health, safety, and welfare, and
to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense including 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.
FEED
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.
PERSON
Includes but is not limited to individuals, corporations,
companies, associations, societies, including nonprofit organizations,
firms, partnerships, joint-stock companies, individuals, and governmental
entities.
WATERFOWL
Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers,
lakes, etc. or on or near the sea; aquatic fowl including, but not
limited to, ducks, geese, swans, herons, and egrets.
WILD ANIMAL
Any animal, which is not human nor domesticated, including
but not limited to bears, coyotes, deer, feral cats, foxes, groundhogs,
opossum, raccoons, skunks, waterfowl, wolves, and hybrid wolves.
Any person found in violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $150.