[Adopted by the Board of Health 6-26-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-1 (Ch. 35, Art. II, of the 1966 Code)]
No person shall walk a dog on any public street
or any other public place, or on any private premises, except with
said owner's permission, other than the property owned by or under
the control of the owner of the dog unless such person shall at all
times have on his person a proper scoop bag, container, similar efficient
sanitary means to immediately remove any and all feces deposited by
such dog, and shall immediately forthwith pick up, contain and remove
such feces as excreted by the animal from the places described above
and deposit the same in a sanitary manner at the premises of the owner
of the dog.
[Amended 2-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1262; 11-2-2020 by Board of Health Ord. No. 2020-01]
Any person who shall violate the terms and provisions
of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5 nor
more than $500, at the discretion of the Municipal Judge.
No blind person in charge of a guide dog shall
be subject to the provisions of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Montvale Police Department and the Municipal Health Officer.
[Adopted 12-7-2020 by Board of Health Ord. No. 2020-02;
amended in its entirety 3-6-2023 by Board of Health Ord. No. 2023-01]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife on any private property or in any public park or on any other
property owned or operated by the Borough of Montvale so as to protect
the health, safety and welfare of the public, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply with the regulations set forth herein.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of such 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
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, on private property or in any public park
or on any other property owned or operated by the Borough of Montvale,
any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined
in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at
environmental education centers). Notwithstanding the foregoing, hanging
bird feeders shall be permitted on private property.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a written warning for a first offense. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall, for a second and subsequent offense, be subject to a penalty as set forth in Chapter
1, Article
I, General Penalty.