Township of Westampton, NJ Article III Animal Debris and Cleanup

[Adopted 6-13-1995 by Ord. No. 10-1995]

§ 88-10 Prohibited acts; exceptions.

No person owning, possessing, keeping, harboring or in charge of a dog shall allow, suffer or permit such dog to do any injury to a person or an animal or to do any damage to any other person's or any public lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds or property, including but not limited to depositing any urine or feces thereon, except that any dog on a leash may deposit urine or feces between the curblines on the roadway of any public street, provided that:

A. The person in charge of said dog shall have in his possession appropriate sanitary means, including but not limited to implements and plastic bags, to remove any feces so deposited.

B. The person in charge of said dog shall immediately remove all feces so deposited, by appropriate sanitary means, including but not limited to implements and plastic bags, and shall dispose of such feces in a sanitary manner, taking specific care to keep pet waste out of waterway conveyances.

[Amended 9-4-2018 by Ord. No. 6-2018]

C. No blind person in charge of a guide dog shall be subject to Subsections A and B of this section.

§ 88-11 Enforcement.

This article shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Township of Westampton.

§ 88-12 Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished on the first offense by a fine not to exceed $25 and on second and subsequent convictions by a fine not to exceed $500.