As used in this Part 1, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
[Added 12-17-1996 by Ord. No. 96-39]
Any dog which, according to the records of the appropriate authority,
has inflicted severe injury on a human being without provocation on
public or private property;
Any dog which, according to the records of the appropriate authority,
has killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's
property; or
Any dog owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose
of dog fighting or any dog trained for dog fighting.
Any male or female 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
harbors or has such dog in his keeping.
[Added 12-17-1996 by Ord. No. 96-39]
Any dog which, when unprovoked, chases or approaches a person
upon the streets, sidewalks or any public or private property in a
menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack;
Any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to
attack unprovoked, to cause injury or to otherwise threaten the safety
of human beings or domestic animals; or
Any dog which, on three separate occasions within a twelve-month
period, has been observed by the Borough Animal Control Officer or
a police officer being unrestrained or uncontrolled off its owner's
premises or has been impounded by the Animal Control Officer or a
police officer for being unrestrained or uncontrolled off its owner's
premises.
Any dog running at large off the premises of the owner or
of the person keeping or harboring said dog.
No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the Borough
except in compliance with the provisions of this Part 1.
[Amended 12-17-1996 by Ord. No. 96-37]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age in the Borough shall, not later than June 30 in each year, apply
for and procure from the Borough Clerk 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.
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any
dog which attains licensing age shall apply for a license and registration
tag for such dog within 10 days after such acquisition or age attainment.
A.Â
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Borough 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 Borough for a period of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, unless a license for such dog is not required under §§ 169-21 and 169-22 of this Part 1.
B.Â
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Borough any unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the Borough for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, unless a license for such dog is not required under §§ 169-21 and 169-22 of this Part 1.
A.Â
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings
of the dog for which the license and registration are sought and whether
it is of a long-haired or short-haired variety; the name, street and
post-office address of the owner and the person who shall keep or
harbor such dog.
B.Â
Registration numbers shall be issued in the order of the applications.
C.Â
The information on said application and the registration number issued
for the dog shall be preserved for a period of three years by the
Borough Clerk. In addition, the Clerk 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.
[Amended 12-28-1978 by Ord. No. 78-28]
A.Â
The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay
a fee of $15 for each unneutered dog per year or $40 for a three-year
license, and $12 for each neutered dog per year or $30 for a three-year
license. For each annual renewal, the fee for the license and the
registration tag shall be the same. Said licenses, registration tags
and renewals thereof shall expire on the first day of January in each
year.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by Ord. No. 81-31; 9-18-1987 by Ord.
No. 87-33; 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-17; 6-25-2012 by BOH 126]
B.Â
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as "Seeing
Eye Dogs," as well as dogs used by 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.
[Amended 11-23-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23]
C.Â
License forms and uniform official metal registration tags designated
by the State Department of Health shall be furnished by the Borough
of Paramus, shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of
issuance and the name of the Borough of Paramus.
D.Â
Late charge. There shall be a late charge of $10 for any dog license
not secured by July 1 of the calendar year for which said license
is required.
[Added 5-13-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-17]
E.Â
In the event that a person having applied for a license and registration
tag requires a duplicate replacement dog tag for any reason, the replacement
tag shall be $5.
[Added 6-11-2019 by Ord. No. 19-15]
A.Â
License fees and other moneys collected or received under the provisions
of this Part 1, except registration tag fees, shall be forwarded to
the Chief Financial Officer within 30 days after collection or receipt.
B.Â
Such fees and other moneys shall be placed in a separate account
from any of the other accounts of the Borough and shall be used only
for the purposes permitted by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11.
C.Â
The registration tag fees shall be forwarded by the Clerk, within
30 days after collection, to the State Department of Health, as prescribed
by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11.
License forms and uniform official metal registration tags designed
by the State Department of Health shall be furnished by the Borough
Clerk and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance
and the name of the Borough.
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.
The Chief of Police of the Borough or any person appointed for
the purpose by resolution of the Mayor and Council shall annually
cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within
the limits of the Borough. He shall report, on or before May 1 of
each year the results of said canvass to the Borough Clerk and to
the Local Board of Health and to the State Department of Health, by
setting forth in separate columns the names and addresses of persons
owning, keeping or harboring such dogs; the number of licensed dogs
owned, kept or harbored by each of said persons, together with the
registration numbers of each of said 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.
The Chief of Police of the Borough or any person appointed for the purpose by resolution of the Mayor and Council shall take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody or impounded and thereafter destroy or dispose of as provided in § 169-16:
A.Â
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring said dog, which said official or his agent or agents have
reason to believe is a stray dog.
B.Â
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring said dog without a current registration tag on its collar
or harness.
C.Â
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner or of the
person keeping or harboring said dog.
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any
duty under this Part 1 is hereby authorized to go upon any premises
to seize for impounding any dog or dogs which he may lawfully seize
and impound when he 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 Part 1.
A.Â
If any dog seized as provided in § 169-13 wears a collar or harness having inscribed thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any person or a registration tag or if the owner or the person keeping or harboring said dog is otherwise known, the Chief of Police or any person authorized by him in that behalf shall forthwith serve on the person whose address is given on the collar or on the owner or on 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.
B.Â
The notice referred to in Subsection A of 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.
C.Â
When any dog seized in accordance with § 169-13 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 notice has not been and cannot be 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 as provided in § 168-17, and if the dog is 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 Chief of Police or any person authorized by him in that behalf may cause said dog to be destroyed in a manner causing as little pain as possible.
[Amended 11-23-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23]
[Added 11-10-1987 by Ord.
No. 87-43; amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-17]
No more than two dogs over the age of three months shall be
kept, harbored, maintained, exhibited or displayed:
A.Â
Less than a distance of 100 feet from the property line of adjoining
premises, nor within a lesser distance than 100 feet from a public
street or public building; or
[Amended 12-27-1971 by Ord. No. 690]
No person owning or having the control, custody or possession
of a dog shall permit or suffer such dog to run at large or to go
or be upon the public streets, sidewalks or other public places within
the Borough unless said dog shall be on a leash, which leash shall
have an overall length, including the handgrip, which shall not exceed
six feet, and in the custody of some person or persons capable of
controlling such dog.
[Added 12-27-1971 by Ord.
No. 690]
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog
shall cause, suffer or allow such dog to soil, defile, defecate on
or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway,
bypath, play area or park or any place where people congregate or
walk or upon any public property whatsoever or upon any private property
without the permission of the owner of said property. The restriction
in this section shall not apply to that portion of the street lying
between the curblines, which shall be used to curb such dog under
the following conditions:
A.Â
The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately remove all feces
deposited by such dog by any sanitary method approved by the local
health authority.
B.Â
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 Part 1
in a sanitary manner approved by the local health authority.
[Added 10-10-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-36]
No person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog
shall cause, suffer or allow such dog to enter upon any public park,
playground or play area owned by the Borough of Paramus.
[Amended 9-8-1977 by Ord.
No. 77-24]
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall permit
or suffer it to do any injury to any person, animal or damage to any
property.
[Added 9-8-1977 by Ord.
No. 77-24]
A.Â
Any person permitting any dog to remain alone, whether or not professionally
trained as a guard dog, on any commercial property at any time to
be used for security or guard purposes shall first make application
for registration at the Police Department of the Borough.
B.Â
No dog shall be permitted to remain on any commercial property unless
it is confined to a specific area or restricted by a leash.
C.Â
No commercial establishment utilizing guard dogs is permitted to
do so without posting warning signs in conspicuous places on the premises.
E.Â
The Chief of Police through the Police Department of the Borough shall enforce the provisions of this section and shall comply with § 169-12 of this Part 1. Any dog, professionally trained or not, found alone on any commercial property in the Borough of Paramus shall be immediately seized and impounded by the Police Department, if not properly registered with the Police Department of this Borough.
