Borough of Franklin Lakes, NJ
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2022-11-22
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 157 Animals
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Article III Wild Animals
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Ambulance Corps
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 Council
- Ch 23 Court, Municipal
- Ch 29 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 35 Environmental Commission
- Ch 42 Fire Department
- Ch 50 Health, Board of
- Ch 64 Mutual Aid
- Ch 71 Officers and Employees
- Ch 76 Official Map
- Ch 84 Personnel Policies
- Ch 89 Police Department
- Ch 95 Public Works Department
- Ch 101 Purchasing and Payroll
- Ch 107 Recreation and Parks Department
- Ch 112 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 118 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 124 Volunteer Incentives
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 135 Affordable Housing
- Ch 137 Aircraft, Small Unmanned
- Ch 140 Alarm Systems
- Ch 144 Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
- Ch 151 Amusement Devices
- Ch 157 Animals
- Ch 157 Art III Wild Animals
- § 157-17 Purpose.
- § 157-18 Definitions.
- § 157-19 Keeping, harboring and maintaining prohibited.
- Ch 162 Bamboo
- Ch 172 Blasting
- Ch 186 Business Hours
- Ch 193 Cemeteries
- Ch 199 (Reserved)
- Ch 208 (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 225 Curfew, Limited
- Ch 228 Drug-Free School Zone
- Ch 230 Dumpsters and Other Refuse Containers
- Ch 247 Fees
- Ch 248 Fertilizer
- Ch 250 Filming
- Ch 254 Firearms and Hunting
- Ch 259 Fire Prevention
- Ch 264 Fire Zones
- Ch 272 (Reserved)
- Ch 276 Games of Chance
- Ch 279 Garage Sales
- Ch 283 Handbills and Circulars
- Ch 287 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 300 Land Use and Development
- Ch 306 Library
- Ch 308 Limousines
- Ch 311 Littering
- Ch 318 Loitering
- Ch 323 Motorized Sport Bikes and Related Vehicles
- Ch 329 Noise
- Ch 335 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 347 Parking
- Ch 356 Parks and Public Lands
- Ch 362 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 370 Property, Rehabilitation of Abandoned
- Ch 373 Property Maintenance
- Ch 377 Public Utilities
- Ch 390 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 393 Small Cell Wireless Facilities
- Ch 395 Smoking
- Ch 404 Soil Removal
- Ch 408 Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 411 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 415 Special Assistance List
- Ch 420 Stormwater Control
- Ch 425 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 437 (Reserved)
- Ch 446 Towing
- Ch 453 Trees
- Ch 461 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 470 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 478 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 489 Water
- Ch 492 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 495 Zoning Permits
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 500 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 505 Animals
- Ch 511 (Reserved)
- Ch 523 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 529 Housing
- Ch 536 Laundries and Dry Cleaners
- Ch 542 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 547 Sanitation in Public Places
- Ch 554 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 563 Water Systems
- Ch 570 (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch A580 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 2-14-1990 by Ord. No. 893
as Sec. 9-3 of the 1988 Code]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the
keeping or harboring of wild animals and reptiles within the Borough
in order to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the
populace of the Borough and to keep public order and prevent riot
and panic in case of fire or other emergencies.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any plot, lot, house, garage, barn, building or structure
of any kind or nature.
Any animal or reptile of a specie dangerous to human beings
or savage in nature living ordinarily at large and not customarily
made tame or gentle by long continued association with man without
regard to whether a specific animal or reptile is considered a pet
or domesticated by its keeper or possessor.
No person shall hereafter keep, maintain, harbor
or have in his possession any wild animal or reptile in, at or upon
any premises or place owned, leased or otherwise occupied by him within
the Borough. No person shall hire, lease or occupy any place within
the Borough for the purpose of keeping or maintaining or harboring
any wild animal or reptile.
