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Township of Wayne, NJ
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2024-05-15
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 68 Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
Adopting Ordinance
Ch AO
Adopting Ordinance
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 4
Administration of Government
Ch 5A
Cable Television
Ch 9
Court, Municipal
Ch 11
Ethics, Code of
Ch 11A
Defense and Indemnification of Municipal Officials and Employees
Ch 13
Fire Department
Ch 14
Fire Bureau
Ch 17
Intermunicipal Emergency Services
Ch 25
Police Department
General Legislation
Ch 32
Air Pollution Control
Ch 36
Alarms
Ch 38
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 40
Amusements and Amusement Places
Ch 44
Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 52
Blasting
Ch 53
Boats
Ch 56
Quarrying
Ch 57
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 59
Temporary Noncommercial Signs
Ch 60
Canvassers, Peddlers and Solicitors
Ch 64
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 66
Contractors, Registration of
Ch 68
Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
Ch 68 Art I
Dog Regulations
§ 68-1
Definitions.
§ 68-1.1
Adult owners.
§ 68-2
License and registration tag; placing tag on dog.
§ 68-2.1
(Reserved)
§ 68-3
Newly acquired dogs; dogs attaining licensing age.
§ 68-3.1
Animal Shelter adoption fees.
§ 68-4
Dogs brought into Township.
§ 68-5
Exemption from licensing and tag requirements.
§ 68-6
Fees; expiration of license; Service dogs; number of dogs limited.
§ 68-6.1
Delinquent fee; violations and penalties.
§ 68-7
License forms and tags to be furnished by Township.
§ 68-8
Application for license; information to State Department of Health.
§ 68-9
Removal of tag or attaching to another dog prohibited.
§ 68-10
Running at large prohibited.
§ 68-11
Adequate leash required.
§ 68-12
Curbing of dogs.
§ 68-13
Injury to property.
§ 68-14
Barking or crying.
§ 68-15
Enforcement officials.
§ 68-16
Seizure and impounding.
§ 68-17
Notice of impoundment; destruction or other disposal; vicious dogs; humane care of dogs.
§ 68-18
Reports and records as to disposal of dogs.
§ 68-19
Entry upon premises for seizure.
§ 68-20
Interference with authorized officials.
§ 68-21
(Reserved)
§ 68-22
Annual canvass; report.
Ch 68 Art II
Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds
§ 68-23
Definitions.
§ 68-24
Veterinarian's establishment exempt from licensing requirements.
§ 68-25
License required; exemption for individual dogs; restrictions on the sale of animals.
§ 68-26
Application for license.
§ 68-27
Contents of license; expiration; revocation.
§ 68-28
License fees.
§ 68-29
Control of dogs off premises.
§ 68-30
Information to State Department of Health.
Ch 68 Art III
Rabies Control
§ 68-31
(Reserved)
§ 68-32
Vaccination of dogs required; exemptions.
§ 68-33
Certificate of vaccination; filing; tag.
§ 68-34
Certificate prerequisite for dog and cat license.
§ 68-35
Free vaccination of dogs and cats.
§ 68-36
Rules and regulations for enforcement of vaccination requirements.
§ 68-37
Duty to report infected animals.
§ 68-38
(Reserved)
Ch 68 Art IV
Farm Animals
§ 68-39
Definitions.
§ 68-40
Requirements for keeping.
§ 68-41
Restrictions on places for keeping.
§ 68-42
Running at large prohibited.
Ch 68 Art V
Waterfowl
§ 68-43
Definitions.
§ 68-44
Feeding waterfowl.
§ 68-45
Violations and penalties.
Ch 68 Art VI
Pigeons
§ 68-46
Raising and breeding permitted.
§ 68-47
Regulations for raising and breeding.
Ch 68 Art VII
Fowl
§ 68-48
Definitions.
§ 68-49
Confinement.
§ 68-50
Location of coop, house or runway.
Ch 68 Art VIII
Cat Regulations
§ 68-51
Definitions.
§ 68-52
Rabies vaccination and cat license required.
§ 68-53
Licensing requirements.
§ 68-54
Limit on number.
§ 68-55
Interference with enforcement.
§ 68-55.1
Humane care of cats.
§ 68-56
Enforcement.
§ 68-57
through § 68-58. (Reserved)
Ch 68 Art IX
Potentially Dangerous Dogs and Vicious Dogs
§ 68-59
Potentially dangerous dogs.
§ 68-59.1
Definitions.
§ 68-59.2
Findings to declare dog potentially dangerous.
§ 68-59.3
Order and schedule for compliance for potentially dangerous dog; conditions.
§ 68-59.4
Duties of owner of potentially dangerous dog.
§ 68-59.5
Violations by owner; penalties; enforcement; seizure and impoundment of dog; destruction by order of court.
§ 68-59.6
Potentially dangerous dog registration number, red identification tag and license; issuance; telephone number to report violations; publicity.
§ 68-59.7
Potentially dangerous dog; license required; fee.
§ 68-60
Vicious dogs.
§ 68-60.1
Definitions.
§ 68-60.2
Findings to declare dog vicious; grounds.
Ch 68 Art X
Petting Zoos
§ 68-61
Definition.
§ 68-62
Handwashing facilities.
§ 68-63
Signage.
§ 68-64
Trash receptacles and refuse.
§ 68-65
Animal Containment, Safety and Health.
§ 68-66
Approval to Operate Required.
Ch 68 Art XI
Violations
§ 68-67
Violations and Penalties.
Ch 68 Art XII
Dog Park Regulations
§ 68-68
Wayne Township Dog Park.
§ 68-69
Renewals.
Ch 68 Art XIII
Animal Feeding
§ 68-70
Definitions.
§ 68-71
Feeding of wildlife and feral cats prohibited.
§ 68-72
Feeding of TNVM (Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Manage) community cat colonies permitted.
§ 68-73
Community cat caregiver requirements.
§ 68-74
Licensing requirements for community cats.
§ 68-75
Animal Control authority.
§ 68-76
Nuisance complaints.
§ 68-77
General restrictions.
§ 68-78
Violations and penalties.
Ch 69
Body Art Establishments
Ch 74
Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment (“EVSE”) and Make-Ready Parking Spaces
Ch 75
Fees
Ch 77
Firearms, Weapons and Target Ranges
Ch 83
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuses
Ch 84
Grading, Excavation and Fill
Ch 90
Health and Sanitation
Ch 94
Hotels, Motels & Tourist Lodges
Ch 98
Housing Improvement Program
Ch 99
Residential and Commercial Property Standards; Housing Regulations
Ch 100
Residential Certificate of Continued Occupancy
Ch 102
Insurance
Ch 106
Landscapers and Landscaping Services
Ch 108
Laundromats, Self-Service
Ch 109
Library Property
Ch 110
Licenses and Permits
Ch 112
Littering
Ch 113
Maintenance Code, Commercial and Industrial
Ch 114
Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy
Ch 121
Noise
Ch 123
Nuisances, Public Health
Ch 125
Obscene Materials
Ch 129
Parks and Recreation
Ch 134
Land Development
Ch 136
(Reserved)
Ch 141
Recycling
Ch 145
Rent Control
Ch 147
Public Recreational Bathing
Ch 149
Retail Food Establishments and Itinerant Food Vendors
Ch 151
Garage Sales and Flea Markets
Ch 152
Sales: Going-Out-Of-Business
Ch 154
Secondhand Precious Metals, Gems and Jewelry Dealers
Ch 157
Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
Ch 158
Portable Toilets
Ch 159
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 162
Shopping Carts
Ch 165
Signs and Banners; Maintenance of Signs and Approval of Banners
Ch 169
Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 176
Storage in Trailers, Truck Bodies, Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage of Modular Homes
Ch 177
Stormwater Management Regulations
Ch 180
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 190
Limousine/Livery Service
Ch 191
Towing and Storage
Ch 194
Trailer Courts and Coaches
Ch 197
Vandalism
Ch 198
Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable
Ch 200
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 202
Vehicles, Off Road and Low Speed
Ch 203
Vending Machines, Coin-Operated
Ch 205
Water
Ch 213
Affordable Housing Regulations
Ch 214
Rehabilitation Component of Fair Share Plan
Appendix
Ch A218
Fees for Copies of Public Records
Ch A219
Debit/Credit Card and Ach Fees
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 68
Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
[HISTORY: 1988 Code §§ 68-1 — 68-57 adopted as amended through December 31, 2013 and further amended by
Ord. No. 7-2015
,
Ord. No. 57-2016
,
Ord. No. 22-2022
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Dog Regulations
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§ 68-1
Definitions.
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§ 68-1.1
Adult owners.
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§ 68-2
License and registration tag; placing tag on dog.
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§ 68-2.1
(Reserved)
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§ 68-3
Newly acquired dogs; dogs attaining licensing age.
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§ 68-3.1
Animal Shelter adoption fees.
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§ 68-4
Dogs brought into Township.
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§ 68-5
Exemption from licensing and tag requirements.
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§ 68-6
Fees; expiration of license; Service dogs; number of dogs limited.
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§ 68-6.1
Delinquent fee; violations and penalties.
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§ 68-7
License forms and tags to be furnished by Township.
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§ 68-8
Application for license; information to State Department of Health.
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§ 68-9
Removal of tag or attaching to another dog prohibited.
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§ 68-10
Running at large prohibited.
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§ 68-11
Adequate leash required.
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§ 68-12
Curbing of dogs.
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§ 68-13
Injury to property.
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§ 68-14
Barking or crying.
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§ 68-15
Enforcement officials.
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§ 68-16
Seizure and impounding.
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§ 68-17
Notice of impoundment; destruction or other disposal; vicious dogs; humane care of dogs.
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§ 68-18
Reports and records as to disposal of dogs.
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§ 68-19
Entry upon premises for seizure.
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§ 68-20
Interference with authorized officials.
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§ 68-21
(Reserved)
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§ 68-22
Annual canvass; report.
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Article II
Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds
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§ 68-23
Definitions.
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§ 68-24
Veterinarian's establishment exempt from licensing requirements.
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§ 68-25
License required; exemption for individual dogs; restrictions on the sale of animals.
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§ 68-26
Application for license.
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§ 68-27
Contents of license; expiration; revocation.
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§ 68-28
License fees.
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§ 68-29
Control of dogs off premises.
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§ 68-30
Information to State Department of Health.
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Article III
Rabies Control
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§ 68-31
(Reserved)
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§ 68-32
Vaccination of dogs required; exemptions.
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§ 68-33
Certificate of vaccination; filing; tag.
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§ 68-34
Certificate prerequisite for dog and cat license.
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§ 68-35
Free vaccination of dogs and cats.
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§ 68-36
Rules and regulations for enforcement of vaccination requirements.
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§ 68-37
Duty to report infected animals.
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§ 68-38
(Reserved)
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Article IV
Farm Animals
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§ 68-39
Definitions.
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§ 68-40
Requirements for keeping.
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§ 68-41
Restrictions on places for keeping.
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§ 68-42
Running at large prohibited.
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Article V
Waterfowl
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§ 68-43
Definitions.
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§ 68-44
Feeding waterfowl.
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§ 68-45
Violations and penalties.
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Article VI
Pigeons
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§ 68-46
Raising and breeding permitted.
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§ 68-47
Regulations for raising and breeding.
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Article VII
Fowl
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§ 68-48
Definitions.
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§ 68-49
Confinement.
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§ 68-50
Location of coop, house or runway.
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Article VIII
Cat Regulations
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§ 68-51
Definitions.
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§ 68-52
Rabies vaccination and cat license required.
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§ 68-53
Licensing requirements.
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§ 68-54
Limit on number.
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§ 68-55
Interference with enforcement.
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§ 68-55.1
Humane care of cats.
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§ 68-56
Enforcement.
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§ 68-57
through § 68-58. (Reserved)
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Article IX
Potentially Dangerous Dogs and Vicious Dogs
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§ 68-59
Potentially dangerous dogs.
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§ 68-59.1
Definitions.
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§ 68-59.2
Findings to declare dog potentially dangerous.
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§ 68-59.3
Order and schedule for compliance for potentially dangerous dog; conditions.
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§ 68-59.4
Duties of owner of potentially dangerous dog.
chevron_right
§ 68-59.5
Violations by owner; penalties; enforcement; seizure and impoundment of dog; destruction by order of court.
chevron_right
§ 68-59.6
Potentially dangerous dog registration number, red identification tag and license; issuance; telephone number to report violations; publicity.
chevron_right
§ 68-59.7
Potentially dangerous dog; license required; fee.
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§ 68-60
Vicious dogs.
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§ 68-60.1
Definitions.
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§ 68-60.2
Findings to declare dog vicious; grounds.
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Article X
Petting Zoos
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§ 68-61
Definition.
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§ 68-62
Handwashing facilities.
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§ 68-63
Signage.
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§ 68-64
Trash receptacles and refuse.
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§ 68-65
Animal Containment, Safety and Health.
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§ 68-66
Approval to Operate Required.
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Article XI
Violations
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§ 68-67
Violations and Penalties.
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Article XII
Dog Park Regulations
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§ 68-68
Wayne Township Dog Park.
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§ 68-69
Renewals.
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Article XIII
Animal Feeding
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§ 68-70
Definitions.
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§ 68-71
Feeding of wildlife and feral cats prohibited.
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§ 68-72
Feeding of TNVM (Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Manage) community cat colonies permitted.
chevron_right
§ 68-73
Community cat caregiver requirements.
chevron_right
§ 68-74
Licensing requirements for community cats.
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§ 68-75
Animal Control authority.
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§ 68-76
Nuisance complaints.
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§ 68-77
General restrictions.
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§ 68-78
Violations and penalties.
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