[Prior code § 3-13; amended by Ord. 77-7 § 1, 1977]
No person shall keep, harbor, maintain nor have in his or her
possession, for any purpose whatsoever, at any place or location anywhere
within the Borough, any animal of any sort, kind or description which
is capable of producing poison or venoms harmful or inimical to human
beings. The prohibition in this section shall extend to animals whose
venom or poison-producing organs or glands have been removed.
[Prior code § 3-3.7; amended by Ord. 90-13 § 1, 1990]
A. No person shall urinate, defecate or expectorate on any public or
private property or place, or within public view, or in any other
place open to and used by the public, or outdoors upon any private
property, within the Borough.
B. For purposes of this section as such pertains to urinating and defecating,
there shall be a rebuttal presumption that this section was violated
by a person who is in close proximity to what appears to the complainant
or other witness to be fresh urine or feces and in the process of
partially disrobing or dressing.
[Ord. 2000-17 § 1,
2000; amended by Ord. No. 2015-08, § 1, 4-28-2015]
The Borough of Ship Bottom prohibits the keeping of the following
animals anywhere in the Borough:
A. The keeping of animals commonly designated as "wild animals," such
as a lions, tigers, primates, bears or any other similar animals or
members of the dog or cat family usually living in a wild, state,
are prohibited from being kept or housed within the Borough of Ship
Bottom.
B. Horses, ponies, donkeys, mules and any animals commonly referred
to as "livestock" such as swine, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens,
ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, or any other fowl, singly or in
any number, and any other species when, in the judgment of the governing
body based upon a recommendation from the Long Beach Island Board
of Health, that the continued keeping of such animals is a public
health nuisance.
C. For any and every violation of the provisions of this section, the
owner of the animal who neglects or refuses to abate the violation
within five days after written notice has been served upon him or
her by personal service or by certified mail shall, for each and every
violation, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, to imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 90 days, and/or to a period of community
service not to exceed 90 days, in the discretion of the court before
whom a conviction is had. Each and every day that such violation continues
after such notice shall be considered a separate and specific violation
of this section.