[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe 10-11-2005
by Ord. No. O-32-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board of Health — See Ch. 45.
The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by
the Township of Monroe, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare
and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use
in the text of this chapter 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.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any edible
material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing wildlife. Feeding
does not include baiting in the legal taking of fish and/or game.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association
or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property owned
or operated by the Township of Monroe, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife
(for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers,
or unconfined wildlife at environmental centers).
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department,
Board of Health, the Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer and/or the Mayor's
designee of the Township of Monroe.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and up to six months
in jail and/or 30 days of community service. Every twenty-four-hour period
of said violation, after notice thereof from the Monroe Township Board of
Health or its authorized representative, shall be deemed to be a separate
offense and punishable as aforesaid by said fine.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this chapter
is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this chapter to
be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause or reason shall not
affect any other portion of this chapter.
