Township of Galloway, NJ
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2023-09-12
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 107 Animals
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Article V Animals at Large
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 8 Background Checks
- Ch 10 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 11 Civil Defense Agency
- Ch 15 Claims, Payment of
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Contracts
- Ch 23 Court, Municipal
- Ch 27 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 33 Environmental Commission
- Ch 37 Equal Opportunity
- Ch 41 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 47 Fire Department
- Ch 51 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 63 Meetings
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 73 Personnel Policies
- Ch 75 (Reserved)
- Ch 77 Police Department
- Ch 85 Salaries
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 95 Alarm Systems
- Ch 99 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 103 Amusement Devices
- Ch 107 Animals
- Ch 107 Art V Animals at Large
- § 107-11 Incorporation of introductory clauses.
- § 107-12 Animals running at large without consent prohibited.
- § 107-13 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 115 (Reserved)
- Ch 119 Brush, Hedges and Invasive Plants
- Ch 123 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation
- Ch 133 Buses
- Ch 137 Campgrounds, Private
- Ch 141 Canvassing, Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 140 Cannabis
- Ch 148 Clothing Donation Bins
- Ch 149 Condominiums
- Ch 153 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 157 Contractors, Licensing and Registration of
- Ch 161 Curfew
- Ch 167 (Reserved)
- Ch 170 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 173 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 177 Dwelling Units
- Ch 181 Elevation of Single-Family Homes
- Ch 189 Fees
- Ch 197 Fire Lanes
- Ch 199 Fire Prevention
- Ch 203 Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 207 Food Establishments
- Ch 211 Games of Chance
- Ch 215 (Reserved)
- Ch 221 Gypsy Moth Spraying Program
- Ch 224 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 229 Junkyards
- Ch 233 Land Management
- Ch 241 Licensing
- Ch 245 Loitering
- Ch 253 Noise
- Ch 257 Obscene Materials
- Ch 259 Open Public Records
- Ch 261 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 263 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 267 Property Maintenance
- Ch 268 Real Property, Abandoned
- Ch 273 Recycling
- Ch 276 Rental Property
- Ch 278 Road Openings and Resource Extraction
- Ch 281 Sewers
- Ch 283 Solar Energy
- Ch 291 Solid Waste
- Ch 292 Special Events
- Ch 293 Stormwater Management
- Ch 295 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 299 Taxation
- Ch 301 Taxicabs, Autocabs and Limousines
- Ch 305 Tobacco Products
- Ch 309 Towing Companies
- Ch 313 Trailer Courts
- Ch 319 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 323 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 329 Water
- Ch 331 Weddings and Civil Unions
- Ch 333 Yard Sales
- Part III, Board of Health
- Ch 337 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 341 (Reserved)
- Ch 347 (Reserved)
- Ch 349 (Reserved)
- Ch 353 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 357 (Reserved)
- Ch 361 (Reserved)
- Ch 363 Swine
- Appendix
- Ch A367 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A368 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 6-10-1986 by Ord. No. 829]
The explanatory clauses hereinabove set forth
are herewith adopted as part and parcel of the within article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The explanatory clauses of
the ordinance adopting this article read as follows:
"WHEREAS, it is herewith determined that animals
or fowl, whether or not domesticated, but kept, maintained and/or
owned by a member of the public and which are run at large, whether
permitted to do so or otherwise, shall constitute a public nuisance;
and
"WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that animals
or fowl, whether or not domesticated, which are permitted to run at
large are a detriment to the public health, safety and/or welfare;
and
"WHEREAS, it is hereby and herewith determined
that it is necessary to prohibit the allowance of animals and/or fowl
running at large;
"NOW THEREFORE be it ordained by the Municipal
Council for the Township of Galloway, County of Atlantic and State
of New Jersey that:"
No person owning, possessing or otherwise having
custody of any horses, cattle, swine, goats, fowl or any other animal
or fowl, whether or not domesticated, shall allow or permit said animals
or fowl to run at large unattended in any area of which said person
is not the owner of the premises or has not the written consent of
the owner of said premises.
[Amended 6-28-2005 by Ord. No. 1609; 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016]
Any person or persons violating the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days and/or
a period of community service for not more than 90 days, at the discretion
of the Judge of the Municipal Court or other judicial officers hearing
the offense, for each and every offense. Each day in violation shall
constitute a separate offense for purposes of this article.
