The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated
by the Township of West Deptford, so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
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.
FEED
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
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
WILDLIFE
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by the Township of West Deptford, any wildlife,
excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos,
parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental
education centers).
This chapter shall be enforced by the West Deptford Township
Police Department and/or the Township's Code Enforcement Officer.
Any person found to be in violation of this chapter shall be ordered
to cease the feeding immediately.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty in §
1-15, Violations and penalties, of the Code of the Township of West Deptford.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion
of this chapter to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any
cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this chapter.