The purpose of this article is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated
by the Township of Lower, and on all private property located within
the Township of Lower, so as to protect public health, safety and
welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
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 this article 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, including
but not limited to coyotes, feral cats, deer, raccoons, opossums,
skunks, and carnivorous scavenger birds such as turkey vultures and
black buzzards.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article shall be subject to a maximum penalty, upon conviction,
of a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding
90 days, or both (N.J.S.A. 40:49-5).