[Ord. No. 920 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or any other property owned and operated
by the Borough of Haworth, so as to protect public health, safety
and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply. This
section is adopted in accordance with the New Jersey Municipal Stormwater
Regulation Program, in order to implement the Best Management Practices
required by the Tier A. Municipal Stormwater General Permit issued
to the Borough of Haworth by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
[Ord. No. 920 § 1]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section 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.
FEED
Shall mean 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
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
WILDLIFE
Shall mean all animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
[Ord. No. 920 § 1]
No person shall feed, in any public park or any other property
owned or operated by the Borough of Haworth, any wildlife, excluding
confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or
rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental education
centers).
[Ord. No. 920 § 1]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a
first offense by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, as
determined by the Municipal Court Judge. For a second or subsequent
offense, a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 shall be imposed.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during, or
on which, a violation occurs or continues.