[Ord. No. 2015-44 Exh. A]
No person who owns, keeps or harbors any animal, including but not limited to dogs and birds, shall allow such animal to cause frequent or long continued noise so as to disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity, in violation of the provisions of Section 21-2(e) of Chapter 21 of this Code, entitled "Loud, Continuous or Excessive Noise," and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in that chapter. The animal control officer, in addition to the other personnel authorized in Section 21-6 of Chapter 21, is entitled to enforce and bring complaints for violation of Section 21-2(e).
[Ord. No. 2015-44 Exh. A; amended 10-24-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-37]
(a) 
The following provisions shall apply with reference to the restraint of dogs and other animals, except to the extent otherwise provided by law:
(1) 
Except as specifically permitted in accordance with the provisions of section T16-6(c)(1)a of the “Code of the Township of Princeton, New Jersey, 1968,” entitled “Prohibited uses of the Princeton parks and recreation areas; general regulations and restrictions," no person who owns, keeps or harbors any dog or other domestic animal shall suffer or permit such animal to be out-of-doors, including in municipal parks, recreation and reservation areas, or on any public property unless accompanied by and under the control of its owner or other responsible person and on a leash of not more than eight feet. No person who owns, keeps or harbors any dog or other domestic animal shall suffer or permit such animal to be in or upon any private property without the consent of the owner of such property; or on any public school property without the permission of the authority having jurisdiction over such property.
(2) 
Dogs, cats and other domestic animals shall not be permitted in John Street Public Park, Mary Moss Playground, Potts Park, Barbara Boggs Sigmund Playground, Maggie's Playground, the Pine Street Park Playground; or in any public plaza as defined in Section 16-15 of this Code, entitled "Public Plazas."
(b) 
No person who owns, keeps or harbors any animal, including but not limited to dogs, shall allow it to chase any motorized or non-motorized vehicle including but not limited to bicycles, skateboards, or scooters, upon any public street or to damage any lawn or shrubbery or flowers or grounds of any person or to cause any damage to the property of any person or to cause injury to any person other than the person who owns, keeps or harbors the animal.
[Ord. No. 2015-44 Exh. A; amended 5-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-13]
(a) 
The purpose of this section is to establish requirements for the proper disposal of pet solid waste in the municipality, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
(b) 
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this 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.
IMMEDIATE
shall mean that the pet solid waste is removed at once, without delay.
OWNER/KEEPER
shall mean any person who shall possess, maintain, house or harbor any pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or not the owner of such pet.
PERSON
shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
PET
shall mean a domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance animal) kept for amusement or companionship. For purposes of this section, it shall include any fowl or other animal that is possessed, maintained, housed or harbored or otherwise in custody of any owner or keeper.
PET SOLID WASTE
shall mean waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet; excrement.
PROPER DISPOSAL
shall mean placement in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable container, and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector; or disposal into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment and disposal.
(c) 
All pet owners and keepers are required to immediately and properly dispose of their pet's solid waste deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by that person. This shall include, but not be limited to: any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park, including a dog park or municipal park, recreation or reservation area, or any place where people congregate or walk, or upon any public property whatsoever.
(d) 
This Section 6-11 supplements subsection 16-6(c)2 of the Princeton Township Code, within Section 16-6 entitled "Prohibited uses of the Princeton parks and recreation areas; general regulations and restrictions."
(e) 
Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such animal is being used for that purpose.
(f) 
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the police department and the Princeton board of health.
(g) 
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth in section 6-12 below.
[Ord. No. 2015-44 Exh. A]
(a) 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Sections 6-10(a) or 6-11 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) 
For a first offense: $50; and
(2) 
For second and subsequent offenses: not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
(b) 
Any person who shall violate Section 6-10(b) shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) 
For the first offense not less than $100; and
(2) 
For the second and subsequent offenses not less than $250 nor more than $1,500.
[Ord. No. 2015-44 Exh. A]
The animal control officer or designee is authorized and empowered to take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody and impound any cat observed that is in or upon any vacant, abandoned, or uninhabited premises. Every cat so taken into custody shall be forthwith delivered to a shelter, pound or licensed veterinarian having facilities for its detention. Thereafter, notice with respect to such cat shall be given in the manner provided under Sections 6-8(b), (c) and (d) for dogs taken into custody.
[Ord. No. 2015-44 Exh. A]
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter is hereby authorized to go upon any premises to take into custody for impounding any dog or cat or any other domestic animal or any wild animal believed to be a risk to public health or safety that said officer or agent may lawfully take into custody and impound when in immediate pursuit of such animal, except upon the premises of the owner of the animal if such owner is present and forbids the same.