[1977 Code § 68-1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Shall mean any dog which has attained the age of seven months
or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Shall mean any establishment where the business of boarding
or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a
pet shop.
Shall mean and include, when applied to the proprietorship
of a dog, every person having a right of property in such dog and
every person who has such dog in his keeping.
Shall mean any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition
pen, not part of a kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
Shall mean an establishment for the confinement of dogs seized
either under the provisions of this section or otherwise.
Shall mean any establishment where dogs are received, housed
and distributed without charge.
[1977 Code § 68-2; Ord. No. 6-80; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 232-09]
a.
No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township without
first obtaining a rabies certificate from a licensed veterinarian
in the State of New Jersey and without first obtaining a license issued
by the Township Clerk or such other authorized person upon application
by the owner and payment of the appropriate fee. No person shall keep
or harbor any dog in the Township except in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
b.
No more than five dogs of licensing age shall be harbored or kept
in any household with less than two acres. No more than eight dogs
of licensing age shall be harbored or kept in any household with greater
than two acres, except where they are kept in a licensed kennel or
pet shop duly licensed or pound or shelter duly licensed and permitted
according to law or except where they are kept as dogs specifically
and directly relating to an organized sporting club that participates
in a sport such as fox chasing or hunting or similar sport as may
be permitted by law or as may be regulated by the State of New Jersey.
c.
A two-week grace period from the date of renewal will be provided.
Any person who violates the two-week grace period may be given a court
summons by the Animal Control Officer and be subject to a minimum
fine of $100 per dog at the discretion of the court.
[1977 Code § 68-3]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age shall annually in January apply for and procure from the Township
Clerk or other authorized person, a licensee and official metal registration
tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon
each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely
fastened thereto.
[1977 Code § 68-4; Ord. No. 9-80; Ord. No. 8-84; Ord. No. 6-87; New; Ord.
No. 232-09]
a.
Fees.
1.
A person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay
a fee of $7.50 for each dog, regardless of sex; and for each annual
renewal the fee for the license and registration tag shall be the
same as for the original license and tag. The fee of $7.50 shall be
applied as $6.30 for the license, $0.20 for the Pilot Clinic fee and
$1 registration for dogs which are spayed and neutered.
2.
For those dogs not spayed and neutered, there will be an additional
fee of $3 or a total fee of $10.50 for the total license for unspayed
or unneutered dogs. The license, registration tags and renewals thereof
shall expire on the last day of January in each year.
b.
Any person failing to apply for a license or registration tag before
February 1 in each year, either an original license and tag or renewal
license and tag as set forth in this section, shall pay a late fee
in the amount of $25 in addition to the aforesaid fee, for each dog,
regardless of sex.
c.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as "Seeing
Eye" dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove
provided for, except that the owner or keeper of such dogs shall not
be required to pay any fee.
d.
A courtesy letter to apply for a license or registration tag will
be mailed after February 1, giving the owner 30 days to submit the
payment and completed application along with the late fee of $25.
[1977 Code § 68-5]
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any
dog which attains licensing age shall make application for a license
and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after such acquisition
or age attainment.
[1977 Code § 68-6]
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and marking
of the dog for which the license and registration are sought and whether
it is of a long- or short-haired variety; also the name, street and
post office address of the owner and the person who shall keep or
harbor such dog. The information on the application and the registration
number issued for the dog shall be preserved for a period of three
years by the Clerk. In addition, he shall forward similar information
to the State Department of Health each month, on forms furnished by
the Department. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order
of the applications.
[1977 Code § 68-7]
a.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township any dog licensed in another State for the current year and bearing a registration tag and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the Township for a period of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each dog, unless such dog is licensed under subsection 5-6.1.
b.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township an unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the Township for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, unless such dog is licensed under subsection 5-6.1.
c.
Any dog appropriately licensed by another municipality in the State of New Jersey will be recognized as licensed in the Township until the next Township registration period for the relicensing of dogs, provided that the owner has a rabies certificate from a licensed veterinarian as set forth in subsection 5-2.1. Relicensing of any such dog shall take place during the first registration period following the keeping or harboring of the dog in this municipality.
[1977 Code § 68-8; Ord. No. 112-03]
No person except an officer in the performance of his duties
shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog without
the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach a registration
tag to a dog for which it was not issued. All dogs licensed in the
Township shall have the current registration tag attached at all times.
[1977 Code § 68-12; Ord. No. 6-87]
a.
License fees and other moneys collected or received under the provisions
of this chapter, except registration tag fees, shall be forwarded
to the Treasurer within 30 days after collection or receipt and shall
be placed in a special account separate from any of the other accounts
of the Township and which shall be used for the following purposes
only: for collecting, keeping and disposing of dogs liable to seizure
under this chapter for local prevention and control of rabies; for
providing antirabic treatment under the direction of the local Board
of Health for any person known or suspected to have been exposed to
rabies; for other purposes prescribed by the Statutes of New Jersey
governing the subject; and for administering the provisions of this
chapter. Any unexpended balance remaining in such special account
shall be retained therein until the end of the third fiscal year following
and may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this section.
At the end of the third fiscal year following and at the end of each
fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from such special
account to the general funds of the Township any amount then in such
account which is in excess of the total amount paid into the special
account during the last two fiscal years next preceding.
b.
The registration tag, New Jersey Pilot Clinic fee and New Jersey
population control and such fees as required by law or regulations
of the State of New Jersey for each dog shall be forwarded within
30 days after collection by the Clerk or other authorized person to
the New Jersey State Department of Health.
[1977 Code § 68-14; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 112-03]
The Animal Control Officer shall semi-annually cause a canvass
to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the limits of
the Township and shall report prior to September 1 of the year in
which the canvass was held to the Township Clerk, the Board of Health
and the New Jersey State Department of Health the result thereof,
setting forth in separate columns the names and addresses of persons
owning, keeping or harboring such dogs; the number of licensed dogs
owned, kept or harbored by each of the persons, together with the
registration numbers of each of the dogs and the number of unlicensed
dogs owned, kept or harbored by each of the persons, together with
a complete description of each of the unlicensed dogs.
[1977 Code § 68-14; Ord. No. 6-87]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any dog which habitually
barks or cries between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. No person
shall allow, permit or suffer a dog barking for a period exceeding
20 consecutive minutes.
[1977 Code § 68-20; New; Ord. No.
232-09]
a.
No person owning, keeping or harboring such dog or other animal shall
suffer or permit it to run at large upon the public streets or in
any public park or in any public building or in any other public place
within the Township. No person shall permit a dog or other animal
to run at large upon any private property unless they have previously
secured the written permission of the owner.
b.
At the discretion of the Animal Control Officer a verbal warning
may be issued for the first offense; a written warning for the second
offense; a Court summons for the owner to appear in Municipal Court
for the third offense. At the discretion of the Court a minimum fine
of $100 to a maximum fine of $2,000 may be assessed in addition to
Court costs.
[1977 Code § 68-21]
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer
or permit it to be upon the public streets or in any of the public
or private place(s) of the Township unless such dog is accompanied
by a person over the age of 12 years and is securely confined and
controlled by an adequate leash not more than six feet long.
[1977 Code § 68-22; Ord. No. 112-03]
No person owning or harboring an animal shall permit or suffer
it to do any injury or to do any damage to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers,
grounds or property.
[1977 Code § 68-23; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 232-09]
a.
Any dog which has attacked or bitten any human being or which habitually
attacks other dogs or domestic animals is hereby deemed to be a vicious
dog for the purposes of this section. It shall be the responsibility
and duty of the Board of Health and its Animal Control Officer or
appropriate licensing official of the Board of Health or appropriate
designee to receive and investigate complaints against dogs and report
the same to the New Jersey State Police for the chief law enforcement
officer of this community, and when there is a complaint against such
vicious dog brought to the attention of the law enforcement officer,
that law enforcement officer be and the same is hereby authorized
to consider that animal as a vicious dog as herein defined, and that
law enforcement officer may file a complaint in the Municipal Court.
b.
If the Court determines that such dog complained of is in fact a
vicious dog as defined by this section, besides other penalties that
may be applicable, notice of such decision shall be given to the owner
or person harboring or having control of such dog, and, further, no
such dog which has been determined to be a vicious dog by the Court
shall be permitted to run at large or be upon any street or public
place in the Township except when securely muzzled over its jaws in
such a manner that it cannot bite and under leash as provided in this
section.
c.
At the discretion of the Animal Control Officer a Court summons may
be issued for the owner to appear in Municipal Court. At the discretion
of the Court a minimum fine of $100 to a maximum fine of $2,000 may
be assessed in addition to Court costs.
[1977 Code § 68-16; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 232-09]
a.
The Poundmaster or Animal Control Officer shall take into custody
and impound or cause to be taken into custody and impounded and thereafter
have the discretion to destroy or dispose of any such dog as hereinafter
provided, pursuant to the provisions that may be provided in this
chapter and according to law.
1.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring the dog which the official or his agent or agents have reason
to believe is a stray dog.
2.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring the dog without a current registration tag on his collar.
3.
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner or of the
person keeping or harboring the dog.
b.
If any dog so seized wears a collar or harness having inscribed thereon
or attached thereto the name and address of any person or a registration
tag or if the owner of the dog or the keeper or person harboring the
dog is known, the Poundmaster shall serve on the person whose address
is given on the collar, or on the owner or the keeper or person harboring
the dog, if known, a notice, in writing, stating that the dog has
been seized and will be liable to be disposed of or destroyed if not
claimed within seven days after the service of the notice.
c.
A notice under this section may be served either by delivering it
to the person on whom it is to be served or by leaving it at the person's
usual or last known place of abode or at the address given on the
collar or by the forwarding of it by post in a prepaid letter addressed
to that person at his usual or last known place of abode or to that
address given on the collar.
d.
When any dog has been detained for seven days after notice, when
notice can be given as above set forth, or has been detained for seven
days after seizure, whether or not notice has been given as above
set forth, and if the owner or person keeping or harboring dog has
not claimed the dog and paid all expenses incurred by reason of its
detention, including maintenance not exceeding $12 per day, and if
the dog is unlicensed at the time of the seizure and the owner or
person keeping or harboring the dog has not produced a license and
registration tag for the dog, the Poundmaster may cause the dog to
be destroyed in a manner causing as little pain as possible.
e.
The cost of any medical treatments deemed necessary by an employee
or member of the Board of Health while a dog is impounded shall be
the responsibility of the owner of the dog.
f.
Any person retrieving any dog impounded by the Poundmaster, dogcatcher,
Animal Control Officer and/or person responsible for dog licenses
is required to show proof of licensing of the dog. Persons owning
or having under their control dogs requiring a license and who currently
have a valid New Jersey Rabies Certificate shall obtain a license
within seven days. Persons owning or having under their control dogs
requiring a license and a valid rabies certificate as required by
this chapter shall obtain both within a ten-day period.
[1977 Code § 68-9; Ord. No. 9-85]
a.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel,
a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Township Clerk,
or other authorized person, for a license or permit entitling him
to keep or operate such establishment.
b.
The application shall describe the premises where the establishment
is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose or purposes
for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written
approval of the Health Officer of the Board of Health, showing compliance
with the local and State rules and regulations governing the location
of and sanitation at such establishments.
c.
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall
state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all
such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each year and
be subject to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendations
of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health for failure
to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or
Board of Health governing the same after the owner has been afforded
a hearing by either the State Department or the Board of Health.
d.
Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual
licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments.
Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different
premises.
e.
All kennels (boarding and/or breeding) shall see to it that all dogs
six months or older shall be vaccinated for rabies in accordance with
State law.
f.
All kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds shall be inspected by
a member or employee of the Board of Health.
g.
Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pound inspections shall occur starting
May 1 through September 1 in connection with any and all upgrading
of kennels by the kennel owner(s) prior to the licensing or relicensing
of same.
h.
The Board of Health shall have the right to impose a reasonable reinspection
fee if the licensing fee does not cover the actual expenses.
i.
A kennel termed unfit shall be given a five-day period within which
to upgrade in accordance with any inspection report received and shall
not be permitted to accept any more dogs until the inspection has
been completed.
[1977 Code § 68-10; Ord. No. 18-78]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10 and for more than 10 dogs, $25.
The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be
charged for a shelter or pound.
[1977 Code § 68-11]
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be
permitted off such premises except on a leash or in a crate or other
safe control.
[1977 Code § 68-13; Ord. No. 6-87]
The Clerk and/or other authorized person or such person authorized
by the Board of Health shall forward to the New Jersey State Department
of Health or its designee a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters
and pounds licensed within 30 days after the licenses are issued,
which list shall include the names and addresses of the licensees
and the types of licenses issued.
[1977 Code § 68-15; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 112-03]
The Board of Health shall have the power to appoint an Animal
Control Officer to be responsible for the licensing of dogs, and it
shall be the duty of that person to enforce the provisions of this
chapter and to impound animals running at large in violation of the
provisions of this chapter or other applicable law.
[1977 Code § 68-17; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 112-03]
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any
duty under this chapter is hereby specifically authorized to go upon
any premises as permitted by law to seize for impounding any dog or
other animal which that person may lawfully seize and impound when
such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog or dogs.
[1977 Code § 68-18]
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter.
[1977 Code § 68-23; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 112-03]
a.
Any person who violates any provisions of this section, including subsections 5-2.1, 5-2.2, 5-2.4, 5-2.6, 5-2.7, 5-3.1, 5-3.3 or 5-6.3, or the rules and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey State Department of Health or the Board of Health or other applicable law, including, without limitation, rules and regulations governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds to preserve sanitation therein and prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 for each such offense that is a first violation (to be recovered by and in the name of the Township) in the discretion of the Court and a penalty of not more than $200 nor less than $100 for each subsequent offense, as determined by the Court in its discretion.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
As used in this section:
Shall mean a certified Municipal Animal Control Officer or,
in the absence of such an officer, the Chief Law Enforcement Officer
of the Township or his designee.
Shall mean the Department of Health.
Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid.
Shall mean any cat, dog or livestock other than poultry.
Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous
by a Municipal Court.
Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious by a Municipal
Court.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
An Animal Control Officer shall seize and impound a dog when
the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the dog:
a.
Attacked a person and caused death or serious bodily injury (as defined
in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(b)) to that person;
b.
Caused bodily injury (as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(a)) to a person
during an unprovoked attack and poses a serious threat of harm to
persons or domestic animals;
c.
Engaged in dog-fighting activities as defined by N.J.S.A. 4:22-24
and 26;
d.
Has been trained, tormented, badgered, baited or encouraged to engage
in unprovoked attacks upon persons or domestic animals.
The dog shall be impounded until the final disposition as to
whether the dog is vicious or potentially dangerous. Subject to the
approval of the Township Health Officer, the dog may be impounded
in a facility or other structure agreeable to the owner.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
The Animal Control Officer shall notify the Municipal Court
and the Township Health Officer immediately that he has seized and
impounded a dog, or that he has reasonable cause to believe that a
dog has killed another domestic animal and that a hearing is required.
The Animal Control Officer shall, through a reasonable effort, attempt
to determine the identity of the owner of any dog seized and impounded.
If its owner cannot be identified within seven days, that dog may
be humanely destroyed.
The Animal Control Officer shall, within three working days
of the determination of the identity of the owner of a dog seized
and impounded, notify by certified mail, return receipt requested,
the owner concerning the seizure and impoundment, and that, if the
owner wishes, a hearing will be held to determine whether the impounded
dog is vicious or potentially dangerous. This notice shall also require
that the owner return within seven days, by certified mail or hand
delivery, a signed statement indicating whether he wishes the hearing
to be conducted or, if not, to relinquish ownership of the dog, in
which case the dog may be humanely destroyed. If the owner cannot
be notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, or refuses
to sign for the certified letter, or does not reply to the certified
letter with a signed statement within seven days of receipt, the dog
may be humanely destroyed.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
Notwithstanding any statutory or municipal provision to the
contrary, the Township and the owner of the dog may settle and dispose
of the matter at any time in such manner and according to such terms
and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon. Notwithstanding any
provision of P.L. 1989, c.307 to the contrary, no municipality or
any of its employees shall have any liability by virtue of having
entered into any settlement agreement pursuant to this section, or
for any action or inaction related to the entry into such agreement,
for any injuries or damages caused thereafter by the dog. The Township
may, as a condition of the settlement agreement, also require that
the owner of the dog hold the Township harmless for any legal expenses
or fees the Township may incur in defending against any cause of action
brought against the Township notwithstanding the prohibition against
such causes of action set forth in this section.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
The Municipal Court shall declare the dog vicious if it finds
by clear and convincing evidence that the dog:
a.
Killed a person or caused a serious bodily injury (as defined in
N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(b)) to a person; or
b.
Has engaged in dog-fighting activities as described in N.J.S.A. 4:22-24
and 26.
A dog shall not be declared vicious for inflicting death or
serious bodily injury as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(b) upon a person
if the dog was provoked. The Municipality shall bear the burden of
proof to demonstrate that the dog was not provoked. If the Municipal
Court declares a dog to be vicious, and no appeal is made of this
ruling, the dog shall be destroyed in a humane and expeditious manner,
except that no dog may be destroyed during the pendency of an appeal.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
The Municipal Court shall declare a dog to be potentially dangerous
if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog:
a.
Caused bodily injury (as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(a)) to a person
during an unprovoked attack, and poses a serious threat of bodily
injury or death to a person, or
c.
Has been trained, tormented, badgered, baited or encouraged to engage
in unprovoked attacks upon persons or domestic animals.
A dog shall not be declared potentially dangerous for:
[Ord. No. 112-03]
If the Municipal Court declares the dog to be potentially dangerous,
it shall issue an order and a schedule for compliance which, in part:
a.
Shall require the owner to comply with the following conditions:
1.
To apply, at his own expense, to the Township Clerk or other official
designated to license dogs for a special municipal Potentially Dangerous
Dog License, municipal registration number, and red identification
tag issued. The owner shall, at his own expense, have the registration
number tattooed upon the dog in a prominent location. A potentially
dangerous dog shall be impounded until the owner obtains a municipal
Potentially Dangerous Dog License, municipal registration number,
and red identification tag;
2.
To display, in a conspicuous manner, a sign on his premises warning
that a potentially dangerous dog is on the premises. The sign shall
be visible and legible from 50 feet of the enclosure required pursuant
to paragraph (3) of this subsection;
3.
To immediately erect and display an enclosure for the potentially
dangerous dog on the property where the potentially dangerous dog
will be kept and maintained, which has sound sides, top and bottom
to prevent the potentially dangerous dog from escaping by climbing,
jumping, or digging and within a fence of at least six feet in height
separated by at least three feet from the confined area. The owner
of a potentially dangerous dog shall securely lock (combination or
key lock) the enclosure to prevent the entry of the general public
and to preclude any release or escape of a potentially dangerous dog
by an unknowing child or other person. All potentially dangerous dogs
shall be confined in the enclosure or, if taken out of the enclosure,
securely muzzled and restrained with a tether approved by the Animal
Control Officer and having a minimum tensile strength sufficiently
in excess of that required to restrict the potentially dangerous dog's
movements to a radius of no more than three feet from the owner and
under the direct supervision of the owner;
b.
May require the owner to maintain liability insurance in an amount
determined by the Municipal Court to cover any damage or injury caused
by the potentially dangerous dog. The liability insurance, which may
be separate from any other homeowners policy, shall contain a provision
requiring the Township to be named as an additional insured for the
sole purpose of being notified by the insurance company of any cancellation,
termination or expiration of the liability insurance policy.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
If a dog is declared vicious or potentially dangerous, and all
appeals pertaining thereto have been exhausted, the owner of the dog
shall be liable to the Township for the costs and expenses of impounding
and destroying the dog. The owner shall incur the expense of impounding
the dog in a facility other than the Township pound, regardless of
whether the dog is ultimately found to be vicious or potentially dangerous.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
Even if a dog is found to be not vicious or potentially dangerous,
the Municipal Court shall retain the right to convene a hearing to
determine whether the dog is vicious or potentially dangerous for
any subsequent actions of the dog.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
The owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall:
a.
Comply with the provisions of this section, in accordance with a
schedule established by the Municipal Court, but in no case more than
60 days subsequent to the date of termination;
b.
Notify the Township, the local Police Department, and the Animal
Control Officer if a potentially dangerous dog is at large, or has
attacked a human being or killed a domestic animal;
c.
Notify the Township local Police Department and the Animal Control
Officer within 24 hours of the death, sale or donation of a potentially
dangerous dog;
d.
Prior to selling or donating the dog, inform the prospective owner
that the dog has been declared potentially dangerous;
e.
Upon the sale or donation of the dog to a person residing in a different
municipality, notify the department and licensing authority, Police
Department or Force, and Animal Control Officer of that municipality
of the transfer of ownership and the name, address and telephone number
of the new owner; and
[Ord. No. 112-03]
The owner of a potentially dangerous dog who is found by clear
and convincing evidence to have violated this section or any related
statute, rule or regulation, or to have failed to comply with a court's
order shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 per day of
the violation, and each day's continuance of the violation shall
constitute a separate and distinct violation. The Municipal Court
shall have jurisdiction to enforce this section. An Animal Control
Officer is authorized to seize and impound any potentially dangerous
dog whose owner fails to comply with the provisions of this section,
or any related Statute, rule or regulation, or the court's order.
The Municipal Court may order that the dog so seized and impounded
be destroyed in an expeditious and humane manner.
[Ord. No. 112-03]
The Animal Control Officer shall inspect the enclosure and the owner's property at least monthly to determine continuing compliance with subsection 5-10.7(a).
