All persons owning, managing or controlling
any multiple dwelling, as hereinafter defined, which allows, permits
or suffers any tenant, occupant or employee thereof to quarter, keep
or maintain any cat, dog or other domestic or wild animal, bird or
fowl, in or upon the premises demised or otherwise occupied shall
provide on their own private property a place, location or facility
where said animal or animals may discharge their excreta and shall
maintain, conduct, operate and supervise the use thereof.
Said person owning, managing or controlling
said multiple dwelling, as hereinafter defined, shall maintain, conduct,
operate and supervise said place, location or facility in a clean
and sanitary manner.
It shall be the duty of the Health Officer to
inspect said places, locations or facilities periodically and to file
complaints in the West New York Municipal Court upon the failure to
provide such places, locations or facilities or upon the failure to
conduct, operate or supervise said places, locations or facilities
in a clean and sanitary manner.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply
with any provisions of this article shall be subject to the same penalties
provided for a violation of the Disorderly Persons Law of the State
of New Jersey.
Each day upon which a violation shall occur
shall constitute a separate offense.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DWELLING UNIT
Any self-contained residential unit containing at least a
stove or oven and bathroom and sleeping accommodations for one or
more persons.
MULTIPLE DWELLING
Any building or commonly owned tract containing three or
more dwelling units.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity.