[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Woodstown 7-13-64 as Ord. No. 207. Section 53-6 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodstown,
in the County of Salem and State of New Jersey:
No person owning, keeping or harboring a dog shall permit, suffer
or allow said dog to commit a nuisance on the property of residents
of the borough. Such "nuisance" is defined to be digging in flower
beds or gardens, upsetting garbage cans or trash piles or baskets
or containers, depositing soil or running at large on private property
in such a manner as to cause annoyance to the owner of such property.
No dog shall be kept within the limits of the Borough of Woodstown
which barks continuously or in any way disturbs the peace and quiet
of the residents of the Borough of Woodstown.
No person owning, keeping or harboring a dog shall permit, suffer
or allow said dog to:
A.
Run at large within the limits of the Borough of Woodstown.
B.
Be off the premises of such person or upon a street or other public
place in the Borough of Woodstown, except when restrained by a leash
not more than six feet in length under the control of a person capable
of controlling said dog.
C.
Cause any injury to any person.
D.
Do any damage to any shrub, tree or other property in any street,
park or public place in the Borough of Woodstown.
E.
Soil or defile or commit any nuisance upon any sidewalk, pedestrian
street crossing, school yard or municipal playground.
[Added 12-28-81 by Ord. No. 330; amended 1-28-03 by Ord. No. 576]
A.
The Mayor and Council may provide for the control and disposition
of dogs found to be running at large. Any person appointed by them
shall have all of the authority provided by statute, regulation or
ordinance to impound and thereafter destroy as provided by law:
B.
All dogs within the Borough of Woodstown shall be licensed annually.
A charge of $19.80 shall be made by the Borough Clerk, plus state
fees, for said license if the license is purchased prior to June 1.
The applicant shall pay the fee of $ 19.80 plus the appropriate state
fee at the time of application and shall present a valid rabies vaccination
certificate for each dog to be licensed.
[Amended 3-26-90 by Ord. No. 424; 12-11-07 by Ord. No. 2007-17; 2-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-5]
C.
If a dog license is purchased after May 31, but prior to the commencement of the animal census, a late fee of $ 10 shall be paid in addition to the license fee set forth in § 53-4B hereof. If a license is purchased after the animal census has commenced, a late fee of $50 shall be paid in addition to the license fee set forth in § 53-4B hereof.
[Amended 2-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-5]
D.
The person or persons appointed by the Mayor and Council to enforce
this chapter of the municipal ordinances may charge such fees as allowed
by statute for their services. Any fees incident to the impounding,
maintenance and care of animals not destroyed shall be paid by the
owner or person recovering possession of said animals.
The Mayor is hereby authorized, at such times in his judgment
the safety of the public so requires, to compel the owners of all
dogs in the borough to equip their dogs with suitable muzzles to prevent
the dog or dogs from biting persons lawfully using the streets and
public places of the borough. This order is to be put into effect
by public proclamation duly posted at the Borough Hall and published
either by notice in a public newspaper circulating in the borough
or by distribution of handbills.
[Amended 12-11-72 by Ord. No. 259]
Any person or persons violating the provisions of this chapter
shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 or be imprisoned in
the county jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each
offense.
