[1978 Code § 8-201]
As used in this Chapter:
a.
DOG – Shall mean any dog, male or female, including any puppy,
neutered bitch, or neutered male dog.
b.
DOG OF LICENSING AGE – Shall mean any dog which has attained
the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
c.
OWNER – when applied to the proprietorship of a dog, shall
mean and include every person having of property in such dog and every
person who has such dog in his keeping.
d.
PERSON – Shall mean an individual, firm, partnership, corporation
or association of persons.
e.
RUN AT LARGE – Shall mean and include the presence of any dog
upon any private property where permission for the dog has not been
granted or upon any public street, in any public building, or in any
other public place within the Township unattended and not under the
immediate control of some responsible person able to control the dog.
f.
TOWNSHIP – Shall mean Township of Hope, in the County of Warren.
[1978 Code § 8-202; Ord. #06-09]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age shall in the month of January annually apply for and procure from
the Township Dog License Clerk, a license and official metal registration
tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon
each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely
fastened thereto.
Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any
licensing year for any dog and a valid license and registration tag
issued by any other municipality in New Jersey shall be accepted as
evidence of compliance with this subsection.
a.
Control of Dogs.
1.
The following shall be the limitation on keeping, harboring and maintaining
dogs at any one time within the limits of the Township of Hope:
(a)
Apartment with five or less rooms: one dog.
(b)
Residential dwelling with less than five acres: three dogs.
(c)
Residential dwelling on five acres or more: five dogs.
(d)
A residential dwelling with six or more dogs constitutes a kennel and shall comply with Section 5-2 "Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters or Pounds".
[1978 Code § 8-203]
The person applying for the license and registration tag shall
provide a valid certificate that the dog has been inoculated with
an approved rabies vaccine by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such
other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same or that the dog
has been certified exempt as provided by regulations of the State
Department of Health.
[1978 Code § 8-204; New; Ord. #89-21; Ord. #90-02
§ 1; Ord. #11-02]
The person applying for the license and registration tag shall
annually pay the sum of $13 for the license fee of each dog which
has not been neutered or spayed, or $10 for each dog which has been
neutered or spayed, when the person presents a certificate signed
by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been sterilized.
All licenses, registration tags, and renewals thereof shall expire
on January 31 in each year, and such licenses and registration tags
are not transferable from one dog to another. Dogs used as guides
for blind persons and commonly known as "Seeing Eye" dogs and dogs
used to assist hearing impaired persons and commonly known as "Hearing
Ear" dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs herein above
provided for, except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not
be required to pay any fee therefor.
[1978 Code § 8-205]
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any
dog which attains licensing age shall make application for license
and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after such acquisition
or age attainment.
[1978 Code § 8-206]
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings
of the dog for which license and registration are sought and whether
it is of a long or short haired variety. The application shall also
state the name, street and post office address of the owner and the
person who shall keep or harbor such dog. The information on the application
and the registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved
for a period of three years by the Township Dog License Clerk. In
addition, the Township Dog License Clerk shall forward an accurate
account of registration numbers issued or otherwise disposed of to
the State Department of Health each month on forms furnished by the
Department. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order of the
applications.
[1978 Code § 8-207]
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township
any dog licensed in another State for the current year, and bearing
a registration tag, and shall keep the same or permit the same to
be kept within the Township for a period of more than 90 days, shall
immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such
dog unless such dog is licensed under N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township
any unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be
kept within the Township for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately
apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless
such dog is licensed under N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8.
[1978 Code § 8-208]
Upon satisfactory proof to the Township Dog Licensing Clerk
that a registration tag has been lost, worn or damaged beyond further
use, the Dog Licensing Clerk shall issue a new registration tag to
the same applicant upon receipt of a fee of one ($1.00) dollar.
[1978 Code § 8-209]
No person, except an officer in the 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.
[1978 Code § 8-210]
The Township Dog Control Officer shall annually cause a canvass
to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the limits of
the Township and shall report on or before May 1 of each year to the
Township Dog Licensing Clerk, and to the Township Board of Health,
and to the State Department of Health the result thereof setting forth
in separate columns the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping,
or harboring unlicensed dogs; the number of unlicensed dogs owned,
kept or harbored by each of the persons; together with a complete
description of each unlicensed dog.
During each yearly canvass, if a dog is found to be unlicensed in contravention of this section, a warning slip shall be issued immediately to the person owning, keeping or harboring the dog or dogs advising him that (a) there is a violation (b) the person has 10 days in which to obtain a license and registration tag for each dog (c) a late fee will be charged for the license and registration tag as provided in subsection 5-1.19 (d) failure to act within said 10 day period will result in a summons leading to a fine of $25 upon conviction.
[1978 Code § 8-211]
The Township Dog Control Officer shall take into custody and
impound or cause to be taken into custody and impounded and thereafter
destroyed or disposed of as provided in this subsection:
a.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring the dog which the Dog Control Officer or his agent has 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 dog in season off the premises of the owner or of the
person keeping or harboring the dog.
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If any dog so seized wears a collar or harness having inscribed
thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any person or
a registration tag, or the owner or any person keeping or harboring
the dog is known, the Dog Control Officer shall forthwith serve on
the person whose address is given on the collar or on the owner or
the person keeping or harboring the dog, if known, a notice in writing
stating that the dog has been seized and will be liable to be disposed
of or destroyed if not claimed within seven days after service of
the notice.
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A notice under this subsection may be served either by delivering
it to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving 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 letter addressed
to that person at his usual or last known place of abode, or to the
address given on the collar.
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When any dog so seized has been detained for seven days after
notice, when notice can be given as above set forth, or has been detained
for seven days after seizure, when notice has not been and cannot
be given as above set forth, and if the owner or person keeping or
harboring the dog has not claimed the dog and paid a processing fee
of $25, plus maintenance charges of one ($1.00) dollar per calendar
day to the Township of Hope, and if the dog be unlicensed at the time
of seizure and the dog owner or person keeping or harboring the dog
has not produced a license and registration tag for the dog, the Dog
Control Officer or other designated authority, may cause the dog to
be destroyed in a manner causing as little pain as possible or the
dog may be placed for adoption in a suitable home. No dog 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 for the purpose of experimentation shall be guilty of
a disorderly persons offense.
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[1978 Code § 8-212]
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any
duty under this section is hereby authorized to go upon any premises
to seize for impounding any dog or dogs which he may lawfully seize
and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog
or dogs, except upon premises of the owner of the dog if the owner
is present and forbids the same.
[1978 Code § 8-213]
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this section.
[1978 Code § 8-214; Ord. #04-08; Ord. #06-09]
No person shall own, possess or harbor any pet animal or pet
bird that frequently or for continued duration makes sounds that create
a noise disturbance across a residential real property line. For the
purpose of this section, a noise disturbance from a barking dog shall
be defined as that created by a dog barking continually for 10 minutes
or intermittently for 30 minutes.
[1978 Code § 8-215]
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer
or permit it to run at large within the Township, provided however
that this subsection shall not apply to hunting dogs while they are
in the woods and fields of the Township and are under the direct dominion
and control of a responsible person able to control the dog.
[1978 Code § 8-216]
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer
or permit it to be upon any public street or in any public place or
any public area of the Township unless the dog is accompanied by a
person and is securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash
not more than six (6') feet long.
[1978 Code § 8-217]
This section shall not apply to pounds maintained at the public
expense, kennels maintained by nonprofit associations or to veterinarians
to which dogs have been committed by public authorities.
[1978 Code § 8-218]
The Township Committee shall have the power to appoint a Dog
License Clerk, and one or more Dog Control Officers, whose duty it
shall be to enforce the provisions of this section.
[1978 Code § 8-220; Ord. #89-21: Ord. #99-09]
Any person who fails to obtain a license and registration tag in accordance with the provisions of subsections 5-1.2 through 5-1.7, shall pay an additional ten ($10.00) dollar late fee for the first month and $5 for every month of delinquency thereafter plus the required fees as provided in this section for their dog license and registration tag.
[1978 Code § 8-221; Ord. #90-14]
Any person failing to comply with or violating the provisions of subsections 5-1.2; 5-1.7; 5-1.13; 5-1.14; 5-1.15; 5-1.16 and 5-1.22, shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable for a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each offense to be recovered by and in the name of the Township. A person who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto, shall be committed by the Court to the County Jail for a period not exceeding 10 days in the case of a first conviction, and in the case of a conviction for a second, subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding 30 days.
[Ord. #90-15; Ord. #97-08, §§ I—XI]
a.
An Animal Control Officer shall seize and impound a dog when the
Officer has reasonable cause to believe that the dog:
1.
Attacked a person and caused serious bodily injury as defined in
N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(b) to that person;
2.
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;
3.
Engaged in dog fighting activities as described in N.J.S.A. 4:22-24
and N.J.S.A. 4:22-26; or
4.
Has been trained, tormented, endangered, baited or encouraged to
engage in unprovoked attacks upon persons or domestic animals.
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The dog shall be impounded until the final disposition as to
whether the dog is vicious or potentially dangerous.
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b.
The Animal Control Officer shall notify the Municipal Court and the
Municipal Health Officer immediately that he has seized and impounded
a dog, 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. If its
owner cannot be identified within seven days, that dog may be humanely
destroyed.
c.
The Animal Control Officer shall within three working days of the
determination of the identity of the owner of the dog seized and impounded,
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 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.
d.
The Municipal Court shall declare the dog vicious if it finds by
a preponderance of the evidence that the dog:
e.
A dog shall not be declared vicious for inflicting death or serious
bodily injury as defined in N.J.S. 2C:11-1(b) upon a person if the
dog was provoked. The municipality shall bear the burden of proof
to demonstrate that the dog was not provoked.
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.
f.
The Municipal Court shall declare a dog to be potentially dangerous
if it finds 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
g.
A dog shall not be declared potentially dangerous for:
h.
If the Municipal Court declares the dog to be potentially dangerous,
it shall issue an order and a schedule for compliance which, in part:
1.
Shall require the owner to comply with the following conditions:
(a)
To apply, at his own expense, to the Municipal Clerk for a special
municipal potentially dangerous dog license, registration number,
and red identification tag. The last three digits of such registration
number will be the three number code assigned to Hope Township (556).
The owner shall, at his own expense, have the registration number
tattooed upon the dog in a prominent location. A potentially dangerous
dog shall be impounded until the owner obtains a municipal potentially
dangerous dog license, registration number, and red identification
tag;
(b)
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 fifty (50') feet of the enclosure
required pursuant to paragraph hl(c) of this subsection.
(c)
To immediately erect and maintain an enclosure for the potentially
dangerous dog on the property where such dog will be kept and maintained,
which has solid sides, top and bottom to prevent the dog from escaping
by climbing, jumping or digging and within a fence of at least six
(6') feet in height separated by at least three (3') feet from the
confined area. The owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall securely
lock the enclosure to prevent the entry of the general public and
to preclude any release or escape of a 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 dog's movements to a radius
of no more than three (3') feet from the owner and under the direct
supervision of the owner.
(d)
The Municipal Court may require the owner to maintain liability
insurance in an amount determined by the Municipal Court to cover
any damage or injury caused by the potentially dangerous dog. The
liability insurance which may be separate from any other homeowner
policy, shall contain a provision requiring the municipality in which
the owner resides to 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.
2.
The owner of the dog, or the Animal Control Officer in the municipality
in which the dog was impounded, may appeal any final decision, order,
or judgment, including any conditions attached thereto, of a Municipal
Court pursuant to N.J.S. 4:19-17 et seq. 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 limited jurisdiction. The Superior Court shall hear the appeal
by conducting a hearing de nova in the manner established by those
rules for appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction.
i.
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 Hope Township for the costs and expenses of impoundment
and destroying the dog. Hope Township may establish by ordinance a
schedule of these costs and expenses. 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. If the dog has bitten or exposed 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.
j.
If the Municipal Court of the panel finds that the 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.
k.
The owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall:
1.
Comply with the provisions of this subsection in accordance with
a schedule established by the Municipal Court, but in no case more
than 60 days subsequent to the date of determination;
2.
Notify the licensing authority, local Police Department and the Animal
Control Officer if a potentially dangerous dog is at large, or has
attacked a human being or killed a domestic animal;
3.
Notify the licensing authority, local Police Department and the Animal
Control Officer within 24 hours of the death, sale or donation of
a potentially dangerous dog;
4.
Prior to selling or donating the dog, inform the prospective owner
that the dog has been declared potentially dangerous;
5.
Upon the sale or donation of the dog to a person residing in a different
municipality, notify the Department of Health licensing authority,
Police Department and Animal Control Officer of Hope of the transfer
of ownership and the name, address and telephone of the new owner;
and
6.
In addition to any license fee required pursuant to section 3 of
P.L. 1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.3), pay a potentially dangerous dog
license of $700 to Hope Township and a State registration fee of $100.
l.
The owner of a potentially dangerous dog who is found by clear and
convincing evidence to have violated this act, or any rule or regulation
adopted pursuant thereto, or to have failed to comply with a court's
order shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 per day of
the violation, and each day's continuance of the violation shall constitute
a separate and distinct violation. The Municipal Court shall have
jurisdiction to enforce this section and Animal Control Officer is
authorized to seize and impound any potentially dangerous dog whose
owner fails to comply with the provisions of, or any rule or regulation
adopted pursuant thereto, or a Court's order. The Municipal Court
may order that the dog so seized and impounded be destroyed in an
expeditious and humane manner.
m.
The Animal Control Officer shall verify, in writing the owner's compliance
to the Municipal Clerk or other official designated to license dogs
in Hope Township.
n.
Hope Township shall publicize a telephone number for reporting violations
of this subsection. This telephone number shall be forwarded to the
Department of Health.
o.
The Animal Control Officer shall inspect the enclosure and the owner's
property at least monthly to determine continuing compliance with
this subsection.
p.
All fines and fees collected or received by Hope Township pursuant
to this subsection shall be deposited in a special account and used
by Hope Township to administer and enforce the provisions of this
subsection.
q.
State registration fees collected by Hope Township pursuant to this
order shall be forwarded to the Department of Health.
r.
The provisions of this act shall not apply to dogs used for law enforcement
activities.
[Ord. #90-16]
No person who shall own, keep or harbor an animal shall abandon
such animal within the Township.
[Ord. #90-17]
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a
kennel, pet shop, shelter or a pound, shall apply to the Dog Warden
for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.
Such application shall describe the premises where the establishment
is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose for which it
is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval
of the Health Officer of the Township showing compliance with the
local and State rules and regulations governing the location of and
sanitation at such establishment.
[Ord. #90-17]
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop or shelter shall
state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and all
such licenses shall expire on January 31 each year and be subject
to revocation by the Township on recommendation of the State Department
of Health or Health Officer of the Township for failure to comply
with the rules and regulations of the State Department or the Health
Department of the Township after the owner has been afforded a hearing
by either the State Department or local department.
[Ord. #90-17]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for 10 or less dogs shall be $10 and for more than 10 dogs, $25. The
annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged
for a shelter.
[Ord. #90-17]
License fees collected or received under the provisions of this
section shall be received and disposed of in the manner provided in
N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11.
[Ord. #90-17]
There shall not be more than (3) licenses issued in the Township
for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound.
[Ord. #2015-07 § 1]
This section shall be constructed to secure its expressed intent,
which is to ensure public health, safety and welfare insofar as residents
are affected by injury to any persons or other animals, or cause damage
to personal property including lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds,
trees or any property of persons other than the owner or person having
the care, custody or control of such unrestrained livestock running
at large within the Township of Hope and to assess violations and
penalties accordingly.
[Ord. #2015-07 § 2]
Shall mean all horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, miniature
breeds and all other equine; all domestic and exotic pigs, hogs, and
other swine; all cattle, goats, sheep, and all other bovine; all llamas,
alpacas, camels, and all other camelids; all chickens, ducks, geese,
guinea hens, peacocks, turkeys, emus, rheas, and all other poultry
and fowl; domestic rabbits, and all other animals traditionally raised
for food, fiber, fur, or production means; as well as any exotic animals
or reptiles.
Shall mean any livestock situated upon any public street,
park, or any other public place while unrestrained or situated upon
any private property, while not restrained by a sufficient fence,
enclosure or tether and which is not attended by the owner or his
or her representative.
[Ord. #2015-07 § 3]
a.
Any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation having the
care, control, custody or management of any livestock as defined above
shall prohibit the animals to stray or run at large within the limits
of the Township of Hope.
b.
Fencing Requirements. A fence shall comply with the standards of
the New Jersey State Department of Agriculture Management Practices
and shall be sufficiently enclosed and strong enough to prevent livestock
from escaping, going through or under it and is hereby required wherever
livestock is kept. If any livestock escapes from within the confines
of any fence it shall be presumed that such fence has not met the
provisions of this section. Any owner or lessee of the land on which
such fence is located is subject to the requirements of this subsection.
[Ord. #2015-07 § 4]
a.
When any livestock are taken up and distrained by any person for
running at large, they shall be forthwith impounded by the Animal
Control Officer and shall be furnished with suitable food and water,
so long as they are detained.
b.
The owner of livestock in the custody or possession of the Animal Control Officer pursuant to this section may claim and be entitled to the possession of the livestock. Upon payment to the Animal Control Officer of reasonable compensation for the care and keeping of the livestock, upon satisfactory proof of ownership of the livestock, and upon making reparation as provided in subsection 5-3.5, the livestock shall be returned to its owner.
[Ord. #2015-07 § 5]
Any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation violating
or failing to comply with any provision of this section shall be guilty
of an offense punishable as follows:
a.
A fine for a first violation in the amount of $100.00
b.
A fine for a second violation in the amount of $250.00
c.
A fine for a third violation in the amount of $500.00
d.
A fine for subsequent offenses in the amount of $1,000 each
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Each day for which a violation of this section occurs shall
be considered a separate offense.
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[Ord. #2015-07 § 6]
a.
Notice. The Township, or any duly authorized Code or Animal Control
Official, shall cause a notice to be issued to the applicable person
or persons, firm, partnership or corporation when a violation of this
section occurs.
b.
Form. Such notice prescribed in paragraph a above shall be in accordance
with all of the following:
c.
Method of Service. Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served
if a copy thereof is sent by first-class mail, express mail, overnight
carrier or certified mail addressed to the last known address.
[Added 4-10-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
Chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl shall not be kept for domestic
use unless the following rules and regulations are strictly adhered
to:
a.
Such fowl or animal shall not be allowed to fly or run at large but
shall be confined to an enclosure or coop with an enclosed runway
suitable for sheltering.
b.
No part of said coop, enclosure, or runway shall be less than 100
feet from the doors or windows of any building occupied by human beings,
whether for dwelling or business purposes.
c.
No more than 20 chickens, ducks, geese, or other fowl shall be kept
at any time on a lot less than six acres.
d.
There shall be no runoff of manure of said chickens, ducks, geese,
or other fowl onto neighboring properties.
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Police
Department, Code Enforcement Official, Construction Officer, or Health
Official of the Township of Hope.
Any person(s) found to have been in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-13]
This section establishes requirements for the proper disposal
of pet waste in the Township of Hope, so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-13]
For the purpose of this sections, 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.
That the pet solid waste is removed at once, without delay.
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.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance
animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
Waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet; excrement.
Placement 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.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-13]
All pet owners and keepers are 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.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-13]
Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance
animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter while such
animal is being used for that purpose.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-13]
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by Warren County
Health Department.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-13]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-12]
This section prohibits the feeding of unconfined wildlife in
any public park on any other property owned or operated by the Township
of Hope, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to
prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-12]
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.
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.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-12]
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by the Township of Hope, any wildlife, excluding
confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or
rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental education
centers, or feral cats as part of an approved trap-neuter-release
program).
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-12]
This section shall be enforced by the New Jersey State Police,
the New Jersey Park Police, as well as the Hope Township Animal Control
Officer.
Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be
ordered to cease the feeding immediately.
[Added 11-9-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-12]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000.
