[Amended 12-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-1]
It is deemed to be in the interest of the residents of the Borough of Montvale to adopt an ordinance to regulate and control the keeping of animals in the Borough for the following reasons:
A. 
Keeping of animals may foster the breeding of insects and rodents and the germination of bacteria and other infectious microbes, all of which may cause diseases.
B. 
The keeping of animals may create foul and noxious odors, as well as disturbing noises.
C. 
The keeping of animals may result in the running at large of animals in the community.
D. 
The keeping of animals may otherwise affect the public health, welfare and safety.
A. 
Class I. An animal of Class I, within the meaning of this article, is a lion, tiger, bear or any other animal of large size belonging to the biological order of Carnivora or any other undomesticated mammal or reptile of large size, except as provided in Subsection B and C below.
B. 
Class II. An animal of Class II, within the meaning of this article, is a horse or any other species of animal belonging to the biological order of Perissodactyla or a cow or any other species of animal belonging to the biological order of Artiodactyla, provided that Class II be constituted only of such animals of which the average weight for an adult of this species is greater than 600 pounds.
C. 
Class III. An animal of Class III, within the meaning of this article, is a sheep or goat or any other species of animal belonging to the biological order of Artiodactyla or any species of animal belonging to the biological order of Perissodactyla, provided that Class III be constituted only of such animals of which the average weight for an adult of the species is less than 600 pounds.
Domestic cats and domestic dogs are specifically excluded from the classes of animals herein. For purposes of this exclusion, a domestic cat is a member of the Felidae family long kept by man as a pet but not including members of the Felidae family that usually live in a wild state; and a domestic dog is a member of the Canidae family long kept by man as a pet but not including members of the Canidae family usually living in a wild state.
Any valid and legally subsisting use may be continued, but not extended or enlarged. Any valid nonconforming use will be deemed to have been abandoned if it is discontinued for a period in excess of six months. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, should such valid nonconforming use be deemed a nuisance, such use shall be discontinued and deemed to have been abandoned upon such a determination.
For the purpose of this article, a use shall be determined to cause a nuisance under the following circumstances.
A. 
The keeping of animals in a manner that may foster the breeding of insects and rodents and the germination of bacteria and other infectious microbes, all of which may cause diseases.
B. 
The keeping of animals in a manner that may create foul and noxious odors, as well as disturbing noises.
All valid nonconforming uses shall be maintained in a manner as otherwise prescribed in the ordinance to which this article is an amendment and supplement and its amendments and supplements entitled "An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement the Sanitary Code of the Borough of Montvale."
If any section or part of this article is declared invalid or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force and effect of any other section or part of this article.
Any ordinance or parts of an ordinance inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent.