[Adopted 2-23-1968 (Ch. 2, Art. 1, of the
Codified Ordinances)]
No dog shall run at large at any time in this
municipality.
Any dog off the premises of the person owning,
keeping or harboring it shall be accompanied by a person who is capable
of controlling it and who has the dog securely confined and controlled
by an adequate leash not more than six feet long.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98; 4-4-2000 by Ord. No. 7-00]
No person owning or having the care, custody
or control of any dog shall permit such dog to soil or defile or to
commit any nuisance upon any sidewalk, street or thoroughfare, in
or upon the property of persons other than the owner or person having
the care, custody or control of such dog. Such person owning or having
the care, custody or control of a dog, which dog has caused its feces
to be deposited upon any Borough property or upon the property of
another, shall immediately remove such feces or cause it to be removed
and shall dispose of it in a sanitary manner. No person shall walk
or otherwise have in his or her custody or control any dog upon any
public property, including streets, sidewalks, public parks, beaches
and alleys, unless the person has in his or her possession, and in
plain view, readily usable materials or implements sufficient to remove
and to dispose lawfully of any fecal matter that may be deposited
on the ground by the dog.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98]
No person owning or having the care, custody
or control of any dog shall suffer or permit it to soil or defile
or to do any injury to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds, trees
or any property of persons other than the owner or person having the
care, custody or control of such dog. Such person owning or having
the care, custody or control of a dog, which dog has caused its feces
to be deposited upon any Borough property or upon the property of
another, shall immediately remove such feces or cause it to be removed
and shall dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any
dog which habitually barks or cries so as to disturb the public peace.
The owner or custodian of any dog shall be responsible
for any damage and personal injuries done by such dog.
[Amended 10-5-1981; 9-6-1984; 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98; 4-4-2000 by Ord. No. 7-00; 7-17-2007 by Ord. No. 14-2007; 2-7-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017]
A.
The owners of all dogs seven months of age or older are required
to apply annually, between January 1 and June 30, to the licensing
clerk of the municipality for a dog license. In order for the license
to be issued, the owner must present proof that a licensed veterinarian
has vaccinated the dog against rabies and that the duration of immunity
from that vaccination extends through at least 10 months of the twelve-month
licensing period. A valid license from another municipality shall
be accepted.
B.
Each and every dog shall be duly licensed and shall bear evidence
of such license at all times in accordance with the laws of the State
of New Jersey. The annual fee for such license shall be $15 for each
spayed/neutered dog and $20 for each unspayed/unneutered dog. Licenses
issued between January 1 and June 30 shall expire one year from the
date of issue. Licenses issued after June 30 shall expire on June
30 of the following year. There will be a late fee of $5 for any expired
license.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
A.
The Animal Control Officer or any other person appointed
for the purpose 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:
(1)
Any dog running at large in this municipality.
(2)
Any dog off the premises of the owner or the person
keeping or harboring said dog without a current registration tag on
his collar and not controlled by a leash as provided in this article.
(3)
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner
or of the person keeping or harboring said dog.
(4)
Any dog or other animal which is suspected to be rabid.
[Added 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98]
(5)
Any dog or other animal off the premises of the owner
reported to or observed by the Animal Control Officer to be ill, injured
or creating a threat to public health, safety or welfare, or otherwise
interfering with the enjoyment of property.
[Added 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98]
B.
When any dog so seized has been detained for seven
days after notice, when notice can be given, or has been detained
for seven days after seizure, when notice cannot be given, in accordance
with the laws of the State of New Jersey, 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 seizure and detention, and if the
dog shall be unlicensed at the time of seizure and the owner or person
keeping or harboring said dog has not produced a license and registration
tag for said dog, the Animal Control Officer or other designated authority
may cause the dog to be offered for adoption or euthanized in a manner
causing as little pain as possible.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
