[Amended 12-14-2016]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the feeding of wildlife
and/or stray or feral animals on or in privately owned property within
the Township of Union and prohibiting the feeding of any animal, domesticated,
stray, feral or wildlife in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by the Township of Union, 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, nor intended to afford any discretion as
to interpretation.
A canine or feline, or any other animal, whether or not subject
to local licensing regulation, existing in an association with and/or
cohabitating with any person or persons.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible or other material with the intent of feeding, attracting or
enticing any wildlife, stray or feral animals, and any conduct which
a person knows, or reasonably should know, would result in the giving,
placing, exposing, distributing or scattering of any edible or other
material which would result in the feeding, attracting or enticing
of any wildlife, stray or feral animal.
A feline, either previously domesticated or not, which is
now, has always been, or has become wildlife and/or stray.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A once-domesticated animal that is wandering at large, either
abandoned or lost.
All animals that are not domesticated, living in a natural
environment, and existing independent of the possession and/or control
of any person.
A.
No person shall feed any domesticated
animal, feral animal, wildlife, or stray animal in any public park
or in or on any other property owned or operated by the Township of
Union, other than as authorized by the Department of Health through
the Department-sponsored trapping program.
B.
No person shall feed, any wildlife,
stray animal, or feral animal on or in any privately owned property
within the Township of Union other than as authorized by the Department
of Health through the Department-sponsored trapping program.
A.
This article shall be primarily
enforced by the Health Department of the Township of Union.
