The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings herein
indicated for the purposes of this chapter, as follows:
AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL
Any animal other than a dog or cat as defined in this chapter
whose ownership and keeping is not otherwise regulated by the State
of New Jersey or the United States Government and that lives primarily
outdoors and/or outside of a primary structure on any property located
within the Borough.
ANIMAL UNIT
A unit of measure equaling 1,000 pounds of live animal weight.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Washington, in the County of Warren.
CHICKEN
Any female or hen domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl,
also known as Gallus gallus domesticus, and specifically excluding
males or roosters, and guinea fowl.
CHICKEN ENCLOSURE
Any chicken house, chicken yard, chicken coop, chicken run,
or other structure, or combination thereof, for the harboring and
keeping of any chickens.
Any person owning, harboring, or keeping agricultural animals
not specifically permitted by this chapter, or owning, harboring,
or keeping agricultural animals in such a manner inconsistent with
this chapter, shall be required upon passage of this chapter to dispose
of, relinquish, or otherwise convey said animals in order to comply
with this chapter.
No person shall slaughter any agricultural animal regulated
under this chapter for any purpose.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine not more than $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and each
day the same is violated, shall be deemed and taken to be a separate
and distinct offense.