The relevant statutory provisions are found in R.S. 4:19-15,
et seq.
[Ord. 65-11, S 1; Ord. 69-16, S 1; Ord. 2015-11 §§ 2,
3]
Shall mean any person, firm, corporation, or organization
in the business of breeding cats and dogs.
Shall mean any person, firm, corporation, or organization
who sells a cat or dog to a pet shop, whether or not the broker is
also the breeder of the dog or cat.
Shall mean any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Shall mean any dog which has attained the age of six months
or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business
of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on,
except at a pet shop.
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall include
every person having a right of property in such dog and every person
who has such dog in his keeping.
Shall mean any person engaged in the ordinary course of business
in the sale of cats or dogs to the public for profit or any person
who sells or offers for sale more than five dogs or cats per year.
Shall mean any place of business which is not part of a kennel,
wherein animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds,
fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters or gerbils, are kept or displayed
chiefly for the purpose of sale to individuals for personal appreciation
and companionship rather than for business or research purposes.
Shall mean an establishment for the confinement of dogs seized
either under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.
Shall mean any establishment where dogs are received, housed
and distributed without charge.
[Ord. 65-11, S 2]
No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township without
first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Township Clerk
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.
[Ord. 65-11, S 3]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age shall in the month of January, or within 10 days of acquiring
the dog or its attaining licensing age, and annually thereafter during
January, apply for and procure from the Clerk or other official designated
by the Township Committee to license dogs, license and official metal
registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and
shall place upon such dog a collar or harness with the registration
tag securely fastened thereto.
[Ord. 75-23, S 1]
No license required for the owning, keeping or harboring of
a dog shall be granted unless a certificate issued by a duly licensed
veterinarian is presented to and filed with the Township Board of
Health, evidencing that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies
as prescribed by statute and Board of Health ordinances, or has been
certified exempt as provided by law.
[Ord. 77-30; Ord. 80-24; Ord. 83-15, S 1; Ord. 12-11]
a.
A person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog required to be licensed
under the provision of N.J.S.A. 4:19-1 et seq. shall make an application
to the Township Board of Health for a license and registration tag
for such dog within the time limited by the aforesaid statute and
shall pay $16.80.
[Amended 11-14-2019 by Ord. No. 19-49]
b.
In addition to the municipal fees contained in subsection 6-3.2a above, the Board of Health or any other officer or department as designated by the Township Committee, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3c shall collect and remit to the state, together with the dog registration tag fee of $1.20 for each dog licensed, to be designated for the state Pilot Clinic Fund.
c.
In addition to the municipal fees contained in subsection 6-3.2a above, the Board of Health or any other officer or department as designated by the Township Committee, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3b shall collect and remit to the State Department of Health, together with the dog registration fee of $1.20 cited above in subsection 6-3.2b, an additional $3 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. This fee is to be designated for the Animal Population Control Fund.
d.
A late
fee of $5 shall be assessed to any person who applies for a license
and registration tag within 30 days after the last day that such an
application was otherwise required to be made. A late fee of $10 per
month shall be assessed to any person who applies for a license and
registration tag thereafter.
[Added 11-14-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-49]
[Ord. 65-11, S 5]
No person except an officer in 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. 65-11, S 6]
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a
kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound, shall apply to the Clerk or other
Township official for a license entitling him to keep or operate such
establishment.
[Ord. 65-11, S 6]
The application shall describe the premises where the establishment
is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose for which
it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval
of the Township Board of Health showing compliance with local and
state rules and regulations governing location and situation of such
establishment.
[Ord. 65-11, S 6]
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 on recommendation of the state Department
of Health or the Township Board of Health for failure to comply with
the rules and regulations of the state department or local board governing
the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the
state or local board.
[Ord. 65-11, S 6]
Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure
individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such
establishment. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner
or different premises.
[Ord. 65-11, S 7; Ord. 83-15, S 2]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for 10 or less dogs shall be $20 and for more than 10 dogs $50. The
annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $20. No fee shall be charged
for a shelter or pound.
[Ord. 65-11, S 8]
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.
All pet shops and pet dealers shall comply with the provisions
of P.L. 2015, c. 7, as may be supplemented and amended, which, among
other things, require pet shops and pet dealers to provide specific
information to persons purchasing cats and dogs.
[Ord. No. 2015-11 § 4]
As required by of P.L. 2015, c. 7, all pet shops shall be required
to submit annually, by no later than May 1 of each year, a report
to the Township providing the following information:
a.
The name, full street address, email address, if available, and United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) license number of:
1.
Any breeder from which the pet shop purchased an animal, whether
or not the pet shop offered the animal for sale;
2.
Any breeder that bred an animal that the pet shop purchased from
a broker, whether or not the pet shop offered the animal for sale;
and
3.
Any broker from which the pet shop purchased an animal, whether or
not the pet shop offered the animal for sale.
b.
If a breeder whose identity the pet shop is required to report pursuant
to paragraph a1 or a2 above is required to be licensed in the state
in which the breeder is located, the breeder's state license
number;
c.
Paragraph a3 above is different from any breeder whose identity the
pet shop is required to report pursuant to paragraph a1 or a2 above,
and the broker is required to be licensed in the state in which the
broker is licensed, the broker's state license number; and
d.
The total number of animals for each breeder and broker for which
the pet shop has reporting requirements pursuant to paragraphs a1,
a2 and a3 above.
[Ord. No. 2015-11 § 4]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of P.L. 2015,
c. 7 shall be subject to the penalties as set forth therein (N.J.S.A.
56:8-95.3).
[Ord. No. 2015-11 § 4]
The Township Health Officer is authorized to inspect any pet shop or pet dealer located within the Township during regular business hours to ensure compliance with the provisions of P.L. 2015, c. 7. In the event of noncompliance with the provisions of P.L. 2015,. c. 7, including the reporting requirements as set forth in subsection 6-4.8, the Township Health Officer may recommend the suspension or revocation of any license required by subsection 6-4.1.
[Ord. 65-11, S 9; Ord. 75-23, S 2]
No person owning, keeping or harboring a dog shall permit the
dog to be upon the private premises of another without his permission,
or upon any street or other public place in the Township unless such
dog is securely confined upon an adequate leash not more than six
feet long and under the control of a responsible person.
[Ord. 69-16, S 3; Ord. 75-23, S 3; Ord. 98-34, S 1]
No person owning, keeping, harboring or in charge of a dog shall:
a.
Permit
or allow the dog to be or become a public nuisance or create a condition
hazardous to health.
b.
Permit
or allow any dog to howl, yelp, whine or bark continually in such
a manner as to disturb unreasonably any person or neighborhood.
c.
Permit
or allow any female dog in season to be maintained out of doors unless
suitable means have been employed to control the attraction of other
dogs.
d.
Permit
or allow any dog to trespass on private property, or to trespass on
public property so as to damage any property or thing of value.
e.
Permit
or allow any dog habitually to snap, growl, snarl, jump upon or otherwise
threaten persons lawfully using private property, the public streets
or other public places.
f.
Permit
or allow any dog to chase, run after, or jump at vehicles using the
public streets.
g.
Permit
or allow any dog to soil, defile, or defecate on any common thoroughfare,
sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people
congregate or walk, or upon any public property whatsoever, or upon
any private property without the permission of the owner of said property.
The restriction in this subsection shall not apply to that portion
of the street lying between the curblines or edges of pavement if
no curbs exist or the traveled way if no pavement exists, which shall
be used to curb such dog under the following conditions:
1.
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately remove all feces
deposited by such dog by a sanitary method approved by the local health
authority.
2.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall be
disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of any dog curbed in a sanitary manner approved by the local health
authority.
[Ord. 75-23, S 4; Ord. 76-5, S 1]
When a person has been bitten by a dog, such person, or his
parent or guardian if he is a minor, or the person caring for him
if he is incapacitated, shall immediately notify the police and the
Township Board of Health. When the owner or keeper of any dog is notified
by the police, or Board of Health, or learns otherwise that the dog
has bitten any person or persons, the owner shall comply with the
following procedures:
Have the dog examined by a licensed veterinarian within 12 hours
if the dog has not been inoculated for rabies. The owner or keeper
of the dog shall submit evidence that the dog in question has been
inoculated.
Have the dog kept in quarantine, upon the premises of the owner
or person in charge or at a licensed kennel for a period of 10 days,
if the dog has not been inoculated for rabies, or upon the premises
of the owner or person in charge for such period of time, if inoculated.
At the end of 10 days have the dog reexamined by a licensed
veterinarian and a written report of the dog's state of health
sent to the Board of Health.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions
of Ordinance Nos. 75-23 and 76-5.
As used in this section:
Shall mean a certified municipal animal control officer or,
in the absence of such an officer, the chief law enforcement officer
of the Township or his designee.
Shall mean the Department of Health.
Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid.
Shall mean any cat, dog or livestock other than poultry.
Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous
by the Township municipal court.
Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious by the
Township municipal court.
An animal control officer shall seize and impound a dog when
the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the dog:
a.
Attacked a person and caused death or serious bodily injury as defined
in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(b) to that person;
b.
Caused bodily injury as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(a) to a person
during an unprovoked attack and poses a serious threat of harm to
persons or domestic animals;
c.
Engaged in dog fighting activities as described in N.J.S.A. 4:22-24
and
d.
Has been trained, tormented, badgered, baited or encouraged to engage
in unprovoked attacks upon persons or domestic animals.
The dog believed to possess the above qualities shall be impounded
until the final disposition as to whether a dog is vicious or potentially
dangerous is made. Subject to the approval of the Township Health
Officer, the dog may be impounded in a facility or structure agreeable
to the owner.
a.
The animal control officer shall notify the Township municipal court
and the Township Health Officer immediately that he has seized and
impounded a dog pursuant to this section, or that he has reasonable
cause to believe that a dog has killed another domestic animal and
that a hearing is required. The animal control officer shall, through
a reasonable effort, attempt to determine the identity of the owner
of any dog seized and impounded pursuant to this section. If its owner
cannot be identified within seven days, the dog may be humanely destroyed.
b.
The animal control officer shall, within three working days of the
determination of the owner of a dog seized and impounded pursuant
to this section, notify by certified mail, return receipt requested,
the owner concerning the seizure and impoundment and that, if the
owner wishes, a hearing will be held to determine whether the impounded
dog is vicious or potentially dangerous. This notice shall also require
that the owner return within seven days, by certified mail or hand
delivery, a signed statement indicating whether he wishes the hearing
to be conducted, or, if not, to relinquish ownership of the dog, in
which case the dog may be humanely destroyed. If the owner cannot
be notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, or refuses
to sign for the certified letter, or does not reply to the certified
letter with a signed statement within seven days of receipt, the dog
may be humanely destroyed.
a.
The Township municipal court shall declare the dog vicious if it
finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog:
b.
A dog shall not be declared vicious as a result of inflicting death
or serious bodily injury as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(b) upon a
person if the dog was provoked. The Township shall bear the burden
of proof to demonstrate that the dog was not provoked.
c.
If the municipal court declares a dog to be vicious and no appeal
is made of this ruling, the dog shall be destroyed in a humane and
expeditious manner, except that no dog may be destroyed during the
pendency of an appeal.
a.
The municipal court shall declare a dog to be potentially dangerous
if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog:
1.
Caused bodily injury as defined in N.J.S. 2C:11-1(a) to a person
during an unprovoked attack, and poses a serious threat of bodily
injury or death to a person; or
2.
Severely injured or killed another domestic animal, and (a) poses
a threat of serious bodily injury or death to a person; or (b) poses
a threat of death to another domestic animal; or
3.
Has been trained, tormented, badgered, baited or encouraged to engage
in unprovoked attacks upon persons or domestic animals.
b.
A dog shall not be declared potentially dangerous for:
1.
Causing bodily injury as defined in N.J.S. 2C:11-1(a) to a person
if the dog was provoked, or
2.
Severely injuring or killing a domestic animal if the domestic animal
was the aggressor.
For the purposes of paragraph b1, the municipality shall bear
the burden of proof to demonstrate that the dog was not provoked.
In the event that the Township municipal court declares a dog
to be potentially dangerous, it shall issue an order and a schedule
for compliance which, in part:
a.
Shall require the owner to comply with the following conditions:
1.
To apply, at his own expense, to the Township Clerk or other official
designated to license dogs for a special Township potentially dangerous
dog license, Township registration number and red identification tag.
The owner shall, at his own expense, have the registration number
tattooed upon the dog in a prominent location. The potentially dangerous
dog shall be impounded until the owner obtains the Township potentially
dangerous dog license, Township registration number and red identification
tag;
2.
To display, in a conspicuous manner, a sign on his premises warning
that a potentially dangerous dog is on the premises. The sign shall
be visible and legible from 50 feet of the enclosure required below;
3.
To immediately erect and maintain an enclosure for the potentially
dangerous dog on the property where the potentially dangerous dog
will be kept and maintained, which has sound sides, top and bottom
to prevent the potentially dangerous dog from escaping by climbing,
jumping or digging and within a fence of at least six feet in height
separated by at least three feet from the confined area. The owner
of the potentially dangerous dog shall securely lock the enclosure
to prevent the entry of the general public and to preclude any release
or escape of the potentially dangerous dog by an unknowing child or
other person. All potentially dangerous dogs shall be confined in
the enclosure, or, if taken out of the enclosure, securely muzzled
and restrained with a tether approved by the animal control officer
and having a minimum tensile strength sufficiently in excess of that
required to restrict the potentially dangerous dog's movements
to a radius of no more than three feet from the owner and the dog
shall be under the direct supervision of the owner.
b.
May require the owner to maintain liability insurance in an amount
determined by the Township municipal court to cover any damage or
injury caused by the potentially dangerous dog. The liability insurance,
which may be separate from any homeowner policy, shall contain a provision
requiring that the Township be named as an additional insured for
the sole purpose of being notified by the insurance company of any
cancellation, termination or expiration of the liability insurance
policy.
The owner of the dog, or the animal control officer in the Township,
may appeal any final decision or judgment, including any conditions
attached thereto, of the Township municipal court by filing an appeal
with the Superior Court, Law Division, in accordance with the Rules
Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey pertaining to appeals
from courts of a limited jurisdiction. The Superior Court shall hear
the appeal by conducting a hearing de novo in the manner established
by those rules for appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction.
a.
If a dog is declared vicious or potentially dangerous, and all appeals pertaining thereto have been exhausted, the owner of the dog shall be liable to the Township for the cost and expenses of impounding the dog (see section 6-9 for fee schedule of these costs and expenses). In addition to the above charges, the owner of the dog shall be liable to the Township for all costs and expenses of destroying the dog pursuant to the provisions hereof. The owner shall incur the expense of impounding the dog in a facility other than the municipal pound, regardless of whether the dog is ultimately found to be vicious or potentially dangerous.
b.
If the dog has bitten or exposed in another manner a person within
10 days previous to the time of euthanasia, its head shall be transported
to the New Jersey State Department of Health laboratory for rabies
testing.
If the Township municipal court finds that a dog is not vicious
or potentially dangerous, the municipal court shall retain the right
to convene a hearing to determine whether the dog is vicious or potentially
dangerous for any subsequent actions of the dog.
The owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall:
a.
Comply with the provisions of this section in accordance with the
schedule established by the municipal court, but in no case more than
60 days subsequent to the date of determination;
b.
Notify the animal control officer if a potentially dangerous dog
is at large or has attacked a human being or killed a domestic animal;
c.
Notify the animal control officer within 24 hours of the death, sale
or donation of a potentially dangerous dog;
d.
Upon the sale or donation of the dog to a person residing in a different
municipality, notify the licensing authority, police department or
force and animal control officer of that municipality of the transfer
of ownership and the name, address and telephone of the new owner;
and
Any owner of a potentially dangerous or vicious dog who is found by clear and convincing evidence to have violated this section or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or has failed to comply with the Township municipal court's order shall be subject to the penalties and other provisions of section 3-10 entitled "Penalty" of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Warren, 1972. The Township municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce this section. An animal control officer is authorized to seize and impound any potentially dangerous dog whose owner fails to comply with the provisions of this section or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto or the Township municipal court's order. The Township municipal court may order that the dog so seized and impounded be destroyed in an expeditious and humane manner.
The Township shall:
a.
Issue a potentially dangerous dog registration number and red identification
tag along with a Township potentially dangerous dog license upon the
demonstration of sufficient evidence by the owner to the animal control
officer that he has complied with the municipal court orders and that
the potentially dangerous dog has had a rabies vaccination valid for
the term of the potentially dangerous dog license. The last three
digits of each potentially dangerous dog registration number issued
by the Township will be the three number code assigned to the Township
in the regulations promulgated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-33. The animal
control officer shall verify, in writing, compliance to the Township
Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the Township.
b.
Publicize a telephone number for reporting violations of this section.
The fee to be paid annually for a potentially dangerous dog
license and each renewal thereof shall be $700.
The animal control officer shall inspect the enclosure and the
remainder of the owner's property at least monthly to determine
continuing compliance with this section.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs used
for law enforcement activities.
The Township Committee shall have power to appoint a poundmaster
or other designated authority whose duty it shall be to enforce this
chapter. The Township shall also have power to appoint or enter into
contract with one or more persons, for the exercise of the duties
of dog catcher, dog warden or poundmaster and the enforcement of this
chapter.
The dog catcher, dog warden or pound master of the Township
shall take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody
and impounded and thereafter destroyed or offered for adoption as
provided in this section:
a.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring said dog which said official or his agent or agents have
reason to believe is a stray dog;
b.
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;
c.
Any female in season off the premises of the owner or of the person
keeping or harboring the dog;
d.
Any dog or other animal which is suspected to be rabid;
e.
Any dog or other animal off the premises of the owner reported to,
or observed by, a certified control officer to be ill, injured or
creating a threat to public health, safety or welfare or otherwise
interfering with the enjoyment of property.
If any dog impounded pursuant to this section wears a collar
or harness having inscribed thereon or attached thereto the name or
address of any person or a registration tag, or the owner or the person
keeping or harboring the dog is known, the dog catcher, dog warden
or pound master of the Township or any person authorized by the Township
Committee on their behalf, shall serve on such person a notice in
writing stating that the animal has been seized and will be liable
to be offered for adoption or destroyed if not claimed within seven
days after the service of the notice.
A notice under this section will be served either by delivering
it to the person on whom it is to be served, by leaving it at the
person's usual or last known place of abode, or at the address
given on the collar or by forwarding it by post in a prepaid envelope
addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of abode
or to the address given on the collar.
Any person authorized by the Township Committee to cause an
animal to be destroyed in a manner causing as little pain as possible
and consistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:22-19 may offer the
animal for adoption seven days after seizure; provided that (1) notice
is given as set forth above and the animal remains unclaimed; or (2)
the owner or person keeping or harboring the animal has not claimed
the animal and paid all expenses incurred by reason of its detention;
or (3) the owner or person keeping or harboring the dog which was
unlicensed at the time of seizure does not produce a license and registration
tag for the dog. At the time of adoption the right of ownership in
the animal shall transfer to the new owner. No dog or other animal
so caught and detained or procured, obtained, sent or brought to a
pound or shelter shall be sold or otherwise made available for the
purpose of experimentation. Any person who sells or otherwise makes
available any such dog or other animal for the purpose of experimentation
shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Any animal seized
under this section which is suspected of being rabid shall be immediately
reported to the executive officer of the Township Board of Health
and to the Department of Health.
The expenses referred to in section 6-8 which shall be paid by the owner or person keeping or harboring a dog that has been impounded in any one-year period, shall be $15 for the impounding and $4 per calendar day for the first seven days that the dog is impounded for maintenance costs and the prevailing kennel daily rate for each day that the dog remains impounded after the said seven day initial impounding period for maintenance costs. Payment of impounding and maintenance fees shall not relieve a party from being charged with violation of any other provision of this chapter. No owner or person keeping or harboring a dog shall be permitted to claim an impounded dog unless he produces a license and registration tag for the dog.
The fee above mentioned shall be paid to the Township Clerk
and shall be forwarded to the Township Treasurer within 30 days after
collection or receipt and shall be placed in the same account with
the license fees.
In the event any temporary emergency should arise which, in the opinion of the Township Committee cause such action to be advisable for the proper protection of the health, safety and welfare of the public, the Township Committee may, by resolution, for a specified period of time recited in the resolution, order that all dogs in the Township or in a specified area thereof be securely muzzled whenever outside of buildings or fenced enclosures of their owners or custodians. After the adoption of such resolution and its being advertised once in the newspaper in which official legal advertisements of the Township are placed, no person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog shall suffer or permit it to be outside a building or fenced enclosure located upon premises under his control while not securely muzzled. Upon ascertaining that any dog has attacked or bitten a human being or has been found killing, worrying or wounding any livestock or domestic animal the dog warden may, by written notice served upon the person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of such dog, order that such dog be securely muzzled whenever outside of buildings or fenced enclosures of its owner or custodian until such order is rescinded by the dog warden or the Township Committee, to which the owner or custodian may appeal at any time. During the duration of any such order, no person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of such dog shall suffer or permit it to be outside a building or fenced enclosure located upon premises under his control while not securely muzzled. A notice under this section shall be served in the same manner as provided in subsection 6-8.2.
In the event any dog has attacked or bitten a human being and
it cannot be established that the dog has been currently immunized
against rabies, the dog warden may order that such dog be quarantined
at an established commercial boarding kennel within the County of
Somerset or at the premises of a licensed veterinarian. The expense
of maintaining the dog shall be borne by the owner thereof.
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any
duty under this chapter is hereby authorized to go upon any premises
to seize for impounding any dog which he may lawfully seize and impound
when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog, except upon
the premises of the owner of the dog if the owner is present and forbids
the same.
This chapter shall not be construed as giving any authority
for disposal of impounded dogs for medical research or for compulsory
inoculation of dogs with anti-rabies vaccines.
The provisions of R.S. 4:19-15.1, et seq., as amended and supplemented,
known as the Dog Control Act, shall be and are considered an integral
part of this chapter when not expressly set forth in this chapter
and shall be strictly enforced in the Township.
The conduct of a dog shall be attributed to the person owning,
keeping, or harboring it, and such person shall be deemed to have
permitted any dog who acts contrary to the requirements of this chapter
to act so, and such owner shall be guilty of a violation hereof.
[Amended 11-14-2019 by Ord. No. 19-49]
a.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, to preserve the sanitation therein and prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments, shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, to a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $500 or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person violates the requirements of § 6-3 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Warren, said person shall be subject to a fine of $50 per dog per day, not to exceed $500 per dog per annum.
b.
Each day that a violation of this chapter continues to exist shall
constitute a separate offense.
