[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Upper Saddle River as Ch. BH-XIII of the Revised
General Ordinances, 1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Smaller domesticated animals, residing within a dwelling
unit and not raised for commercial purposes. These shall include dogs,
cats, gerbils, hamsters, birds, turtles, chickens, rabbits and tropical
fish. A household pet shall not include ducks, rodents, roosters,
geese, horses, turkeys, goats and sheep.
[Amended 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 3-2018]
Includes rabbits, mink, guinea pigs, rodents, ducks, geese,
wild birds and any other small animal kept or raised for commercial
purposes, for sale or for the production of meat; fur or wool, or
for exhibition or as a source of supply for laboratories; or for private
use such as pets, provided that the term "small animals" shall not
apply if they total in the aggregate less than four in number.
[Amended 3-28-1996]
[Amended 3-28-1996; 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 3-2018]
As permitted by § 150-19G, the total number of household pets shall not exceed four. The care or breeding of the same for commercial purposes is prohibited.
A.
No person shall keep any small animal infected with
skin mange, coccidosis, parasitic worms or other diseases contagious
to other animals or human beings. Any such animal so infected shall
immediately be destroyed and the carcass cremated.
B.
Any hutch or coop wherein an infected animal is found
and all adjoining hutches or coops shall be destroyed or thoroughly
disinfected with a germicide approved by the Board of Health and under
the direction of the Health Officer.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
any small animal under regular professional treatment by a duly licensed
veterinarian, but all provisions shall apply fully when treatment
is discontinued without a full cure having been effected or when the
veterinarian certifies that in his opinion cure cannot be effected.
[Amended 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 3-2018]
A.
Hutches
and coops.
(1)
No hutch
or coop shall be located in the front yard of a property.
(2)
A hutch
or coop shall only be located in the rear yard of a property.
(3)
A hutch
or coop shall be required to be a minimum of 35 feet from all property
lines if located in the R-1 District and 15 feet from all property
lines if located in the R-2 District.
(4)
No
person shall keep any household pet in a hutch or coop of a size having
less than eight square feet of floor space and being less than two
feet in height without special permission from the Board.
(5)
Each
hutch or coop shall be dry and adequately ventilated and shall be
cleaned daily and rebedded with fresh straw, leaves or other absorbent
material.
B.
No person
shall allow any household pet to run at large.
[Added 6-23-1986; amended 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 3-2018]
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to such fines and penalties as set forth in § 1-15 of the Borough Code.
