[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
(now Township Council) of the Township of Logan 12-8-1965 by Ord.
No. 6-1965. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The control and licensing of dogs in Logan Township
shall hereafter be in accordance with the regulations set forth in
this chapter, which shall be known and may be cited as the "Logan
Township Dog Ordinance of 1965."
The words hereinafter defined shall have the
meaning herein indicated for the purposes of this chapter as follows:
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, includes every
person having a right of property in such dog and every person who
has such dog in his keeping. For the purpose of this chapter, any
person who harbors or possesses any dog for a period of 15 days or
more shall be deemed to be the "owner" of the dog or dogs so harbored
or possessed.
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized either
under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.
Includes, for the purpose of this chapter, the running or
standing of any dog on any street, road or other public place, or
any private property where permission for said dog to be has not been
granted, unattended and not under the immediate control of some responsible
person able to control said dog.
Any Township Code Enforcement Official, Township Police Department
official, Gloucester County Animal Control Officer, the Municipal
Clerk, or any other official or person assigned or designated by Mayor
and Council.
[Added 9-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog
of licensing age in the Township of Logan shall, in the month of January
of each year, apply for and procure from the Clerk of the Township
or other official designated by the Township Council to license dogs,
a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so
owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog a collar
or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.
A.
Required fees.
(1)
The persons applying for the license and official
registration tag shall pay an annual license fee of $6, the sum of
$1 for the official metal registration tag and the sum of $0.20 for
the Pilot Clinic Fund for each dog, and for each annual renewal, the
fee for the license and for the official registration tag shall be
the same as for the original license and tag. Said licenses, registration
tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January
in each year. A late penalty of $5 shall be assessed for renewals
made after March 31 of each year.
[Amended 2-8-1967 by Ord. No. 2-1967; 8-9-1978 by Ord. No. 6-1978; 12-10-1980 by Ord. No.
11-1980; 12-7-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985; 6-20-1989 by Ord. No. 10-1989; 2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
B.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly
known as "Seeing Eye" dogs, dogs used to assist handicapped persons
and commonly known as "Service Dogs" or dogs used to assist deaf persons
and commonly known as "Hearing Ear" dogs shall be licensed and registered
as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper
of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.
[Added 12-7-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
All license forms and registration tags shall
be issued in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3.
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing
age or any dog which attains licensing age shall make application
for license and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after
such acquisition or age attainment.
The application shall state the breed, sex,
age, color and markings of the dog for which license and registration
are sought, and whether it is of a long- or short-haired variety;
also the name, street and post office address of the owner and the
person who shall keep or harbor such dog. The information on said
application and the registration number issued for the dog shall be
preserved for a period of three years by the Clerk or other local
official designated to license dogs in the Township. In addition,
he shall forward to the state department of Health each month, on
forms furnished by the said department, an accurate account of registration
numbers issued or otherwise disposed of. Registration numbers shall
be issued in the order of the applications.
A.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought
into the Township any dog licensed in another state for the current
year and bearing a registration tag and shall keep the same or permit
the same to be kept within the Township for a period of more than
90 days shall immediately after the expiration of the ninety-day period
apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless
such dog is licensed under a kennel license.
B.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought
into the Township any unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit
the same to be kept within the Township for a period of more than
10 days shall immediately after the expiration of the ten-day period
apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless
such dog is licensed under a kennel license.
No person except an officer in the performance
of his duties shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any
dog without the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach
a registration tag to a dog for which it was not issued.
A.
Any person who keeps or operates a kennel or pound
shall apply to the Clerk or other official designated to license dogs
in the Township for a license entitling him to keep or operate such
establishment.
B.
The application shall describe the premises where
the establishment is located and the purpose for which it is maintained,
and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Township Board
of Health showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations
governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.
C.
All licenses issued for a kennel or pound shall state
the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such
licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each year and
be subject to revocation by the Township on recommendations of the
State Department of Health or the local Board of Health for failure
to comply with the rules and regulations governing location of same,
after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department
or local Board.
D.
Any person holding such license shall not be required
to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and
kept at such establishments; such licenses shall not be transferable
to another owner or different premises.
The annual license fee for a kennel providing
accommodations for 10 or less dogs shall be $10, and for more than
10 dogs, $25. No fee shall be charged for a pound.
No dog kept in a kennel or pound shall be permitted
off such premises except on a leash or in a crate or under other safe
control.
The provisions of this chapter relating to kennels
shall not, and shall not be construed to, permit the operation of
any kennels within the said Township of Logan except those which are
now legally operating as a nonconforming use under a valid license
for such use.
A.
License fees and other moneys collected or received
under this chapter, except registration tag fees, shall be forwarded
to the Treasurer of the Township of Logan within 30 days after collection
or receipt and shall be placed in a special account separate from
any of the other accounts of the Township and which shall be used
for the following purposes only: for collecting, keeping and disposing
of dogs liable to seizure under this chapter; for local prevention
and control of rabies; for providing antirabic treatment under the
direction of the local Board of Health for any person known or suspected
to have been exposed to rabies; and for administering the provisions
of this chapter. Any unexpended balance remaining in such special
account shall be retained therein until the end of the third fiscal
year following and may be used for any of the purposes set forth in
this section. At the end of the said third fiscal year following and
at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred
from such special account to the general funds of the Township any
amount then in such account which is in excess of the total amount
paid into said special account during the last two fiscal years next
preceding.
B.
The registration tag fee of $1 for each dog shall
be forwarded within 30 days after collection by the Clerk or other
official designated to license dogs to the State Department of Health.
[Amended 2-8-1967 by Ord. No. 2-1967; 12-7-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
The Chief of Police of the Township or any person
appointed for the purpose by the Township Council shall annually cause
a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the
limits of the Township and shall report on or before May 1 of each
year to the Clerk or other person designated to license dogs in the
municipality and to the local Board of Health and to the State Department
of Health the result thereof, setting forth in separate columns the
names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring unlicensed
dogs and the number of unlicensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by
each of said persons, together with a complete description of each
of said unlicensed dogs.
A.
No person owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring
a dog shall permit, suffer or allow said dog to:
(1)
Run at large upon any of the public streets or roads
or upon any private property in the Township of Logan, except the
private property of the person owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring
such dog, or except upon premises where permission has been given
by the owner thereof to the person owning, keeping, maintaining or
harboring any such dog to keep it on the private property of the person
so giving permission.
(2)
Be off the premises of the owner or premises where permission has been given as set forth in Subsection A(1) above, unless the said dog shall be on a leash not more than six feet long and held by a person over the age of 12 years who shall have complete control of the dog.
(3)
Bark, cry, whine, howl or otherwise disturb the peace
or quiet of the neighborhood or the sleep of any person for any unreasonable
length of time.
(4)
Cause any injury to any person.
(5)
Do any damage to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds
or other property or run through or across any cultivated gardens
or fields.
(6)
Be or become a public nuisance or create a condition
hazardous to safety and health.
B.
The habitual barking, howling, whining or crying of
a dog or dogs in the Township of Logan is hereby declared to be a
disturbing noise within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 40:48-1, Subsection
(8), and a nuisance.
[Added 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 4-2002]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect
the health, safety and welfare of all those frequenting this municipality
by preventing the needless health hazards and nuisances caused by
dog feces upon public and private property located within the Township.
B.
Nuisances prohibited; curbing of dogs; responsibility
of owner.
(1)
No person, agency or institution owning, harboring,
keeping or in charge of any dog shall cause, suffer or allow such
dog to soil, defile, defecate or commit any nuisance upon any public
or private property whatsoever, except with the express authority
or permission of the owner of said property.
(2)
The restriction in this section shall not apply to
the portion of the street lying between the curblines, which may be
used to curb such dogs under the following conditions:
(a)
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by such dog by any sanitary method (shovel,
container, disposal bag, etc.).
(b)
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
area shall be disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping
or in charge of any dog curbed in accordance with the provisions of
this section in a sanitary manner on said person's own property.
(3)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
a guide dog or Seeing Eye dog which is in the sole control of a blind
person.
C.
Complaints, enforcement. Complaints against violators of this section
may be filed by any citizen or Township official.
[Amended 9-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
D.
Violations and penalties. Any person found guilty
of violating or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this
section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 for each
offense according to the discretion of the Municipal Judge, plus court
costs.
A.
The Chief of Police of the Township or the Dog Warden
or any person appointed for the purpose by the Township Council shall
take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody and
impounded, and thereafter destroyed or disposed of as provided in
this section, any dog running at large or off the premises of the
owner or of the person keeping or harboring said dog, or of the person
granting permission for said dog to be on his premises, in violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter or any dog he believes to
be a stray dog.
B.
If any dog so seized wears a collar or harness having
inscribed thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any
person or a registration tag, or the owner or the person keeping or
harboring said dog is known, the Chief of Police or Dog Warden or
any person duly authorized shall forthwith serve on the person whose
address is given on the collar, or on the owner or the person keeping
or harboring said dog, if known, a notice in writing stating that
the dog has been seized and will be liable to be disposed of or destroyed
if not claimed within seven days after the service of the notice.
C.
A notice under this section may be served either by
delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served or by leaving
it at the person's usual or last known place of abode or at the address
given on the collar, or by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter
addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of abode
or to the address given on the collar.
D.
When any dog so seized has been detained for seven
days after notice, when notice can be given as above set forth, or
has been detained for seven days after seizure, when no notice has
been given as above set forth, and if the owner or person keeping
or harboring said dog has not claimed said dog and paid all expenses
incurred by reason of its detention, including maintenance not exceeding
$4 per day, and if the dog be unlicensed at the time of the seizure
and the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog has not produced
a license and registration tag for said dog, the aforesaid Chief of
Police or Dog Warden or other person duly authorized may cause the
dog to be destroyed in manner causing as little pain as possible.
[Amended 12-7-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
[Added 9-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
Gloucester County Animal Control Officers (GCACO), or other
designate, may investigate and/or require compliance for violations
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:22. In the event the GCACO or designate sees
or recognizes a potential criminal situation, or the need arises where
a criminal investigation is warranted, the GCACO shall make contact/report
to the Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer for further action.
The GCACO may continue to contribute to the investigation as requested
or required.
[Amended 9-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
Any Township official authorized or empowered
to perform any duty under this chapter is hereby authorized to go
upon any premises to seize for impounding any dog or dogs which he
may lawfully seize and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit
of such dog or dogs, except upon the premises of the owner of the
dog if said owner is present and forbids the same.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere
with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this
chapter.
Any person who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter or who fails or refuses to comply with any of the
provisions hereof shall be liable to a fine of not more than $50 for
each offense, and upon failure to pay the same, together with the
costs and charges incidental thereto, may be imprisoned for a period
not exceeding 30 days.
The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition
to the provisions and penalties of any and all statutes of the State
of New Jersey relating to rabies and control of dogs.
