No person shall take or attempt to take animals
of any type, including birds or fowl, by means of a steel or other
trap, or set a steel or other trap for any animal, including birds
or fowl, in or upon any property within the Township of Montclair,
public or private, without first having obtained the written permission
of the owner or occupant of said premises; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall prohibit the owner or occupant from
trapping or setting any such traps on premises owned or occupied by
such owner or occupant.
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19; 4-10-2007 by Ord. No.
07-17]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county/municipal jail for a
term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or any combination thereof as determined by the Municipal
Court Judge. Each day on which a violation of an ordinance exists
shall be considered a separate and distinct violation and shall be
subject to imposition of a separate penalty for each day of the violation
as the Municipal Court Judge may determine.