No person who owns, possesses, keeps or harbors
a female dog, whether licensed or not, shall suffer or permit her
to run at large or to trespass upon the property of other persons
at any time in which such female dog may be in heat, and any such
female dog running at large in violation of this section shall be
impounded, held and disposed of by the Animal Control Officer as hereinafter
provided for in the case of unlicensed dogs.
[Amended by Ord. No. 93-16; 11-1-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-51]
A.
Leashing of dogs. 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 places of the Township unless such dog is securely
confined and controlled by a visible leash not more than six feet
long.
[Amended 8-30-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-29]
Seizure, impoundment, destruction and adoption of dogs and other animals shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16. Any dog or dogs not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this section or any licensed dog running at large shall be subject to seizure by any police officer, special law enforcement officer, Animal Control Officer or any other person specially appointed for that purpose by the governing body. All dogs seized pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be impounded in the place designated by the governing body as the dog pound and there kept and properly cared for at the expense of the Township for a period of seven days. Within the aforesaid seven-day period, the owner, keeper, harborer or possessor of any dog or dogs seized may redeem the same by paying the Municipal Clerk the sum as provided in Chapter 109, Fees. If, at the end of that period, the dog has not been redeemed or claimed, it shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to destroy it in a humane manner or offer it for adoption.
A.
Any person having custody or possession of a vicious
dog and who shall permit the dog to remain on his/her premises, but
outside the confines of an enclosed structure, shall muzzle, legally
fence in or securely leash or chain the dog in such a manner as to
prevent the dog from attacking or biting a person lawfully on the
premises.
B.
Any vicious dog which shall be in or upon any public
street, avenue, road or highway or in any public or quasi-public place
or which shall run at large in the Township may be seized, taken into
custody, impounded and destroyed or otherwise disposed of by any police
officer, special law enforcement officer, Animal Control Officer(s)
or any other person specially appointed for that purpose by the governing
body.
C.
Any person having custody or possession of a vicious
dog and who shall be convicted of a second violation of this section
may be ordered to permanently remove the dog from the Township, in
addition to any other penalties imposed.
[Amended by Ord. No. 93-16; Ord. No. 99-33]
A.
No person owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring
a dog shall permit, suffer or allow the dog to bark, cry, whine, howl
or otherwise disturb the peace or quiet of the neighborhood or sleep
of any person for any unreasonable length of time.
