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Township of Monroe, NJ
Middlesex County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Council) of the Township of Monroe 11-7-55 as Ord. No. 88; amended in its entirety 11-4-15 by Ord. No. O-11-2015-019. Further amendments noted where applicable.]
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 include 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.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or altered.
CERTIFIED ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
A person 18 years of age or older who has satisfactorily completed a course of study approved by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and the Police Training Commission as prescribed in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. for a period of three years.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Health and Senior Services.
DOG
Any dog or dog hybrid, bitch or spayed bitch.
DOMESTIC ANIMAL
Any cat, dog, or livestock other than poultry.
IMMEDIATE
The pet solid waste is removed at once, without delay.
KENNEL
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.
LICENSE AGE
Any dog or cat which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction, as certified by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER/KEEPER
Any person who shall possess, maintain, house or harbor any pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or not the owner of such pet.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
PET
A domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
PET SHOP
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.
PET SOLID WASTE
Waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet; excrement, feces.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG
Any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous by a municipal court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-23.
PROPER DISPOSAL
Placement of pet solid waste in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable container, and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector; or disposal into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment and disposal.
RESTRAINT
Any dog secured by a leash or lead, or under the control of a responsible person and obedient to that person's commands within the real property limits of its owner.
RUNNING AT LARGE
Any animal off the premises of the owner, and not under physical restraint and control of the owner/keeper or a responsible person, either by a leash, lead, cord, cage or other suitable means of physical restraint.
SPAYED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction, as certified by a licensed veterinarian.
VICIOUS DOG
Any dog or dog hybrid that has been declared vicious by a municipal court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-22.
The Mayor shall have the power to appoint a Certified Animal Control Officer whose duty it shall be to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 8-6-2018 by Ord. No. O-7-2018-025]
A. 
The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall have the power to appoint a Humane Enforcement Officer who shall be responsible for animal welfare within the Township, and whose duty shall be to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Humane Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to investigate and sign complaints, arrest violators, and otherwise act as an officer for detection, apprehension, and arrest of offenders against the animal welfare and animal cruelty laws of the State and of the Township, pursuant to P.L. 2017, c.331.
B. 
An animal control officer or a police officer may serve concurrently as a municipal humane law enforcement officer, so long as the officer is able to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities required of each position held.
C. 
The designated municipal humane law enforcement officer may be authorized to possess, carry, and use a firearm while enforcing the laws enacted for the protection of animals, if the officer:
(1) 
Has satisfactorily completed a firearms training course as defined in subsection j of N.J.S.2C:39-6 and approved by the Police Training Commission; and
(2) 
Twice annually qualifies in the use of a revolver or similar weapon.
A municipal humane law enforcement officer authorized to possess, carry, and use a firearm pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the supervision of the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality.
A. 
License for dogs or cats of license age shall be required by:
(1) 
Any and every person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog or cat of license age shall, on or before January 31 of each year, procure from the Clerk of the Township of Monroe, a license and official metal registration tag for each dog or cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such dog or cat, a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.
(2) 
Any dog or cat of license age acquired by any and every person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Township for more than 10 days after acquisition.
(3) 
Any dog or cat attaining license age during the course of the calendar year.
(4) 
Any dog or cat of license age licensed by another state, brought into the Township by any and every person and kept within the Township for more than 90 days.
B. 
Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any licensing year for a dog or cat owned in New Jersey, and a license and tag issued by other municipalities of this state shall be accepted by the Township as evidence of compliance with this chapter.
A. 
Each application for a dog or cat license shall be made to the Clerk of the Township of Monroe and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
A general description of the dog or cat sought to be licensed, including breed, sex, age, color, and whether the dog or cat is of the long- or short-haired variety, and shall state whether the dog has been surgically debarked or silenced.
(2) 
Name, street, post office address and telephone number of the owner of the dog or cat, or of the person who shall keep the dog or cat, if other than the owner.
(3) 
The Clerk of the Township or other local official shall forward to the State Department of Health and Senior Services each month, on forms furnished by the Department, an accurate account of registration numbers issued or otherwise disposed of.
B. 
Proof of rabies vaccination, extending through at least 10 months of the 12 month licensing period, must accompany the application.
C. 
If the dog or cat has been spayed or neutered, and the animal has never been previously licensed by the Township, proof of spaying and neutering must accompany the application.
D. 
The application shall be accompanied by the fees prescribed in Chapter 39 entitled "Fees" of the Code of the Township of Monroe.
E. 
Registration number and tag shall be issued in the order in which they are received. A uniform official metal registration tag designed by the State of New Jersey Department of Health shall be issued and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the Township of Monroe.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as "Seeing Eye Dogs", dogs used to assist handicapped persons and commonly known as "service dogs," or dogs used to assist deaf persons and commonly known as "hearing ear" dogs shall be licensed and registered in the same manner as other dogs, except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fees.
No person shall own a dog or cat, including farm cats, within the Township of Monroe unless it has been vaccinated against rabies.
Vaccinations shall be administered by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey. The vaccine used shall be from a manufacturer licensed by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. The dosage shall be as recommended by the manufacturer.
A. 
The Director of Health and Welfare may exempt any dog or cat from the provisions of Sections 33-6 through 33-9 if there is presented a certificate from a licensed veterinarian stating that it would be undesirable to vaccinate a particular dog or cat for a specified period of time because of the age of the dog or cat, or an infirmity or other physical condition.
B. 
No vaccination shall be required for any dog or cat confined to a licensed kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, or veterinary hospital.
Evidence of rabies vaccination shall be in the form of a certificate issued by the veterinarian performing the vaccination. The certificate shall either be on a form approved by the Director of Health and Welfare or on a standard immunization certificate used by the veterinarian.
No person, except the Animal Control Officer or a Police Officer in the performance of his/her duties, shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog or cat without the consent of the owner, or attach a registration tag to a dog or cat for which it was not issued.
No person owning or charged with the care of an animal shall permit it to run at large upon the public streets or in any public park, in any public building or in any other public place within the Township, nor permit an animal to run at large upon private property without the permission of the owner.
No person owning or charged with the care of any dog shall permit it to be upon any of the public streets or in any other public place in the Township unless the dog is securely fastened to an adequate leash not more than eight feet long and is accompanied by a person capable of controlling it.
"Noise disturbance" may be defined as sounds made from any animal or bird, frequently or for continued duration that creates a disturbance across a residential real property line. "Noise disturbance from a barking dog" may be defined as that created by a dog barking continuously for 10 minutes or intermittently for 30 minutes.
No person owning or charged with the care of any animal shall permit it to soil, defile or to do any injury or damage to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds, trees or other property of persons other than the owner or person charged with the care of such dog. The owner or person charged with the care of said dog shall be responsible for the damages done by said dog.
A. 
No person, agency or institution owning or charged with the care of any dog shall cause, suffer or allow such animal to soil, defile, defecate or commit any nuisance upon any public or private property whatsoever, except with the express authority or permission of the owner of said property.
B. 
The restriction in this section shall not apply to the portion of the street lying between the curblines or, in the absence of curb, the portion of street lying between the edge of the roadway shoulder and the right-of-way line, which may be used to curb such animals under the following conditions:
(1) 
All pet owners and keepers who so curb such animal shall be required to immediately and properly dispose of their pet's solid waste deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by that person.
(2) 
The pet's solid waste removed from the aforementioned designated area shall be properly disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of the animal curbed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
C. 
Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such animal is being used for that purpose.
D. 
No owner shall fail to exercise proper control of his dog to prevent it from becoming a public nuisance. Creating a noise disturbance, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, habitually attacking other domestic animals, trespassing upon school grounds or trespassing upon private or public property shall be deemed a nuisance.
E. 
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Animal Control Officer and Public Health Official of the Township of Monroe.
A. 
No owner shall fail to provide any animal in his control with sufficient good and wholesome food and water, with proper shelter and protection from the weather, with reasonable, customary and usual veterinary care. No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal or cause or permit any animals to combat between themselves, nor shall any owner abandon such animal.
B. 
Tethering of dogs.
(1) 
Definition. "Tether" means to fasten an animal by any device (such as a rope or chain) so that it can range only within a set radius.
(2) 
It is unlawful to chain or tether unaltered animals (dogs or cats that are unspayed or unneutered) in any manner and/or at any time within the Township.
(3) 
Altered animals (dogs or cats that have been spayed or neutered) may be tethered only under the following circumstances:
(a) 
Tethers must allow the animal access to shelter, food and water and can be used only in an area where it will not be tangled around objects.
(b) 
If there are multiple dogs, each dog shall be tethered separately and in such a manner that the tethers shall not become entangled with each other.
(c) 
Tethers must be at least 15 feet in length, have an operative swivel on both ends, weigh no more than 1/8 of the dog's weight and be attached to a properly fitting buckle type collar or body harness made of nylon or leather.
(d) 
Tethers must be free of attached weights and if links are utilized, they must not be over one-quarter (1/4) inch thick.
(e) 
The collar used for tethering may not be a choke chain collar, slip collar or prong collar.
(f) 
The tether must restrain the dog within the bounds of the owner's or custodian's property.
(g) 
The area in which the animal is tethered must be kept free of insect infestation, such as ant hills, wasp nests, fleas, ticks and maggot infestations.
(h) 
The tether cannot inhibit the movement of the animal's limbs or cause injury, harm, entanglement or strangulation.
(i) 
Dogs may be tethered for no more than seven consecutive hours in any twenty-four-hour period of time and never between sunset and sunrise.
(j) 
No dog may be tethered at a vacant structure or premises for any purpose when it is not monitored by a competent adult who is present at the property for the duration of the tethering.
(k) 
No dog that is sick or injured shall be tethered.
(l) 
No dog may be tethered outdoors during National Weather Service issued Alerts or Storm Warnings.
C. 
Dog shelters.
(1) 
Dog shelters shall be a suitable size to accommodate the dog in both standing and lying positions.
(2) 
It shall be moisture-proof, windproof, ventilated and in cold temperatures shall promote the retention of body heat.
(3) 
It shall be made of durable material with a solid, moisture-proof floor raised a minimum of two inches from the ground.
(4) 
It shall have a sufficient quantity of clean bedding material consisting of hay, straw, cedar shavings, or equivalent to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness.
(5) 
Drinking water shall be available in a clean, liquid state. Snow or ice is not an acceptable water source.
(6) 
The doghouse or similar structure and the surrounding area shall be free from excessive dirt, trash and waste.
(7) 
For temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, the doghouse or structure shall have a wind break at the entrance.
(8) 
For temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit, all dogs must be afforded one or more separate areas of shade large enough to accommodate the entire body of each dog and protect them from the direct rays of the sun.
(9) 
No animal shall remain outdoors during National Weather Service issued Alerts or Storm Warnings.
A. 
No dog or cat shall be confined in a parked or standing vehicle or enclosed trailer for a period of 15 or more minutes when the temperature during such period is either below 40° Fahrenheit or above 85° Fahrenheit.
The Animal Control Officer and Police Officers shall take into custody and impound any of the following animals:
A. 
Any animals, other than dogs, running at large in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Any animals off the premises of the owner or of the person charged with the care of the animal, which the Animal Control Officer or a Police Officer has reason to believe is a stray animal.
C. 
Any dog or cat off the premises of its owner or of the person charged with the care of the animal without a current registration tag on its collar.
D. 
Any female dog in-season off the premises of its owner or of the person keeping or charged with the care of the dog.
E. 
Any cat or other animal, other than a dog, with a dangerous or vicious propensity or noticeably infected with rabies or bitten by a dog, cat or other animal suspected of having rabies.
F. 
Any dog or other animal off the premises of the owner or the person charged with its care that is reported to, or observed by a Certified Animal Control Officer, to be ill, injured or creating a threat to public health, safety or welfare, or otherwise interfering with the enjoyment of property.
G. 
Any dog, cat or other animal as authorized by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16.
A. 
(1) 
If an animal taken into custody and impounded pursuant to Section 33-16 has a collar or harness with identification of the name and address of any person, or has a registration tag, or has a microchip with an identification number that can be traced to the owner or person charged with the care of the animal, or the owner or the person charged with the care of the animal is otherwise known, the Certified Animal Control Officer shall ascertain the name and address of the owner or the person charged with the care of the animal, and serve to the identified person as soon as practicable, a notice in writing that the animal has been seized and will be liable to be offered for adoption or euthanized if not claimed within seven days after the service of the notice.
(2) 
A notice required pursuant to this section may be served: (1) by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving it at the person's usual or last known place of residence or the address given on the collar, harness, or microchip identification; or (2) by mailing the notice to that person at the person's usual or last known place of residence, or to the address given on the collar, harness or microchip identification.
B. 
A shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound receiving an animal from a Certified Animal Control Officer pursuant to Section 33-16, or from any other individual, group, or organization, shall hold the animal for at least seven days before offering it for adoption, or euthanizing, relocating, or sterilizing the animal, except if:
(1) 
The animal is surrendered voluntarily by its owner to the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound, in which case the provisions of Subsection C of this section shall apply; or
(2) 
The animal is suspected of being rabid, in which case the provisions of Subsection H of this section shall apply.
C. 
If a shelter, pound or kennel operating as a shelter or pound is not required to hold an animal for at least seven days pursuant to paragraph (1) of Subsection B, the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound:
(1) 
Shall offer the animal for adoption for at least seven days before euthanizing it; or
(2) 
May transfer the animal to an animal rescue organization facility or a foster home prior to offering it for adoption if such a transfer is determined to be in the best interest of the animal by the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound.
D. 
Except as otherwise provided for under Subsection C of this section, no shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound receiving an animal from a Certified Animal Control Officer may transfer the animal to an animal rescue organization facility or a foster home until the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound has held the animal for at least seven days.
E. 
If the owner or the person charged with the care of the animal seeks to claim it within seven days, or after the seven days have elapsed but before the animal has been adopted or euthanized, the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound:
(1) 
Shall, in the case of a cat or dog, release it to the owner or person charged with its care, provided the owner or person charged with the care of the animal provides proof of ownership, which may include a valid cat or dog license, registration, rabies inoculation certificate, or documentation from the owner's veterinarian that the cat or dog has received regular care from that veterinarian;
(2) 
May, in the case of a cat or dog, charge the cost of sterilizing the cat or dog, if the owner requests such sterilizing when claiming it; and
(3) 
May require the owner or person charged with the care of the animal to pay all the animal's expenses while in the care of the shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound, not to exceed $4 per day.
F. 
If the animal remains unclaimed, is not claimed due to the failure of the owner or other person to comply with the requirements of this section, or is not adopted after seven days after the date on which notice is served pursuant to Subsection A of this section or, if no notice can be served, not less than seven days after the date on which the animal was impounded, the impounded animal may be placed in a foster home, transferred to another shelter, pound, kennel operating as a shelter or pound, or animal rescue organization facility, or euthanized in a manner causing as little pain as possible and consistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:22-19.
G. 
At the time of adoption, the right of ownership in the animal shall transfer to the new owner. No dog or other animal taken into custody, impounded, sent or otherwise brought to a shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound shall be sold or otherwise be 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 crime of the fourth degree.
H. 
Any animal seized under this section suspected of being rabid shall be immediately reported to the executive officer of the local Board of Health and to the Department of Health, and shall be quarantined, observed, and otherwise handled and dealt with as appropriate for an animal suspected of being rabid or as required by the Department of Health for the animals.
I. 
When a Certified Animal Control Officer takes into custody and impounds, or causes to be taken into custody and impounded, an animal, the Certified Animal Control Officer may place the animal in the custody of, or cause the animal to be placed in the custody of, only a licensed shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound. The Certified Animal Control Officer may not place the animal in the custody of, or cause the animal to be placed in the custody of, any animal rescue organization facility, foster home, or other unlicensed facility. However, the licensed shelter, pound, or kennel operating as a shelter or pound may place the animal in an animal rescue organization facility, foster home, or other unlicensed facility if necessary pursuant to Subsections C and F of this section.
J. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.30 and 15.31 to the contrary, no cat or dog being transferred between shelters, pounds, or kennels operating as shelters or pounds, or being transferred to an animal rescue organization facility or placed in a foster home, shall be required to be sterilized prior to that transfer.
Any person whose animal shall be seized by the Animal Control Officer or a Police Officer, shall pay an administration fee of $25 to the Township Clerk for each time that an animal has been picked up and impounded, and the full maintenance charge to the holding facility for each full or partial day held, not exceeding $4 per day or the limit set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16.
When any dog or cat attacks or bites a human being, any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter, may order the owner of the dog or cat to confine it, either on the owner's premises or at any other reasonable location designated by the officer for a period of at least 10 days. The expenses of such confinement shall be borne by the owner of the confined animal.
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter shall have the right to examine any dog or cat confined under the provisions of Section 33-19 at any reasonable time, including daily examination, for a period of 10 days after the dog or cat has attacked or bitten any person, to ascertain whether the animal shows symptoms of rabies.
Regardless of whether or not the period of time from which the owner was directed to confine the dog or cat has expired, no dog or cat confined under the provisions of Section 33-19 shall be released from quarantine until the Animal Control Officer issues a certificate of release. The certificate shall only be issued after either the person designated by the Animal Control Officer, or his representative, has examined the dog or cat or a licensed veterinarian has certified, in writing, that the animal appears to be healthy and free from rabies.
Whenever the Animal Control Officer, or his/her representative, is notified by the State Department of Health, or officer determines that a danger of an epidemic of rabies in the Township of Monroe exists, he/she shall order all persons owning or having custody of dogs or cats in the Township to confine their dogs or cats to their premises. Notice that any such order has been issued may be either written or oral and may be served personally, by mail, by publication in a newspaper circulating in the Township, by conspicuously posting it in a public place or by any other method calculated to actually reach the persons affected.
Any officer authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter may go upon any premises to seize for impounding, any animal or animals which he/she may lawfully seize and impound when he/she is in immediate pursuit of such animal or animals, except that he/she shall not go upon the premises of the owner of the animal if the owner is present and forbids it.
No person shall interfere with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or operating any kennel and engaged in the business of boarding or housing animals within the limits of the Township of Monroe, shall pay for the privilege of maintaining, conducting or operating such kennel, the license fee being established by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.9. Any person, firm or corporation holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.
The Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the municipality shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within 30 days after the licenses have been issued. The list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.
The Animal Control Officer shall act in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq., when the Animal Control Officer has reasonable cause to believe that a dog may be declared vicious or potentially dangerous as prescribed by said statute.
Vicious and potentially dangerous dogs are regulated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.
In addition to any other license fee required the municipality shall charge an annual fee of $300 for a potentially dangerous dog license and for each annual renewal thereof.
Any and all persons owning or controlling an attack or guard dog on premises within the municipality, shall file with the Township Clerk, a certificate of registration which shall set forth the name(s) of the owner(s) and person(s) in control of such premises and the street address thereof. Said registration shall occur within 72 hours from the time said dog is brought to the premises. Registration of each guard or attack dog shall be accompanied by a fee of $25 for each dog so registered.
A. 
The Animal Control Officer or his designee shall notify the Police Department, the Board of Fire Commissioners, each Fire Department, and each First Aid Squad servicing the Township or any part thereof of the fact that an animal has been registered under the provisions of this section.
B. 
Any and all persons owning or controlling an attack or guard dog shall also secure from the Township of Monroe, a tag indicating that the animal is registered as an attack or guard dog. Said tag shall not be issued unless the person owning or controlling said attack or guard dog shall furnish proof that the animal has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine and has been registered with the Township Clerk.
C. 
Failure to register the attack or guard dog and to secure the tag and have the tag securely fastened to the animal shall be a violation of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any guard or security service to have upon any premises within the Township any guard or attack dog unless:
A. 
The guard or attack dog has been registered with the Township Clerk and has secured a registration tag as provided for by this chapter.
B. 
The guard or security service has maintained a telephone number to which a call may be placed to a responsible person of said service, 24 hours per day.
A. 
The owner, or other persons in control if not the owner, of all premises upon which attack or guard dogs are maintained, shall post signs stating, "Warning — Attack or Guard Dog(s) on Premises".
B. 
If attack or guard dogs are owned or maintained on any premises by any guard or security service, in addition to the signs required by Subsection A above, the following information shall be posted: name of said service, address of said service, telephone number at which a responsible party of said service can be reached, name and address of owner or person in control of said premises. Nothing herein shall be construed so as to prevent the sign required by this subsection to be a single sign, provided all of the information required by Subsections A and B are contained therein.
C. 
All signs required by this section shall be posted on, over, or next to all exterior doors, and at least one such sign shall be posted at each driveway or entrance to said premises.
D. 
All signs required by this section shall contain lettering clearly visible from the lesser distance of the curbline or 50 feet.
The Chief of Police of the Township of Monroe and/or Animal Control Officer shall each year cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the limits of the Township on or before September 1 of the year in which the canvass is taken and shall cause a report of the result thereof to be filed with the Clerk of the Township, to the local Board of Health, and the State Department of Health.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to dogs used for law enforcement activities.
License fees and other monies collected or received under the provisions of this chapter shall be forwarded to the Municipal Finance Officer of the Township of Monroe and shall be placed in a special account separate from any of the other accounts of the Township of Monroe and shall be used for the following purposes only: collecting, keeping and disposing of animals liable to seizure, local prevention and control of rabies, providing anti-rabies treatment under the director of the Board of Health for any person known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies, or administering the provisions of this chapter. Any unexpended balance remaining in such special account shall be retained until the end of the third fiscal year following and may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this section. At the end of the third fiscal year following and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from said special account to the general funds of the Township any amount then in such account which is in excess of the total amount paid into the special account during the last two fiscal years next preceding.
Unless specifically stated within a subsection of this chapter, any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 10 days or by both fine and imprisonment, and each day that the violation continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, provided that the maximum penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall not exceed $1,000, imprisonment for a period of 90 days, or both.