Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. and acts amendatory thereof shall govern
and be of the same force and effect as though set forth at length
herein.
In supplement and addition to the provisions
of the aforesaid statutes and acts amendatory thereof, the following
provisions shall also apply within the confines of the Township of
Medford.
[Amended 11-23-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-39; 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10]
The annual fee for all dogs registered in the municipality, as allowed for in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., are as set forth in Chapter
71, Fees and Licenses, of this Code.
[Amended 6-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14]
Any dog found to be off the premises of the
owner or of the persons keeping or harboring said dog at any time
shall be considered to be prima facie running at large and subject
to the penalties and disposition herein provided by statute. A second
or subsequent offense, within a three-year period, under this section
shall subject the violator to a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $500.
Any owner or person keeping or harboring any
dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, who shall habitually permit or
allow such dog to be a nuisance or any annoyance to any other person
or persons or to any other domestic animals shall be subject to a
fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. A person violating this
chapter for a second or subsequent time, within a three-year period,
shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250.
In addition, for a first or any subsequent offense, an offending person
may be required by the court to provide restitution for the damage
done by the dog, if any, upon the presentation of evidence showing
damage.
Any person who shall entice, either by bait,
threats, assault or other means, any dog into an act or acts in violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine
of not less than $5 nor more than $100. A second or subsequent offense,
within a three-year period, under this section, shall subject the
violator to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200.
[Added 6-17-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-14]
Any person owning, keeping or harboring any
dog who shall permit or suffer it to do any injury to any lawn, shrubbery,
flowers, gardens, grounds or other property shall be subject to a
fire of not less than $25 not more than $100. A person violating this
chapter for a second or subsequent time within a three-year period
under this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $250. In addition, for a first or any subsequent offense,
an offending person may be required by the court to provide restitution
for the damage done by the dog, if any, upon the presentation of evidence
showing damage to the property.
[Added 6-17-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-14]
A. Any person owning, keeping or harboring any dog in the Township shall prevent the dog from running at large upon any public street, public park, public building or in any other public place within the Township at any time, unless the dog is accompanied by a person and is securely confined by an adequate leash. This leash requirement shall apply in all such areas of the Township except as set forth in §
66-4B above. Any person in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a warning for the first violation. A person violating this chapter for a second time under this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. A person violating this chapter for a third time within a three-year period under this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 and shall be banned, along with the subject animal, from Duke's Dog Run at Freedom Park. Notwithstanding the foregoing, violation incidents will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The Township reserves the right to require that any dog or dog owner violating these rules and regulations must leave the Park temporarily or, if warranted, permanently. In addition, for a first or any subsequent offense, an offending person may be required by the court to provide restitution for damage done by the dog, based on a violation of the leash requirement, upon presentation of evidence showing damage to property. Violations of this chapter occurring in Duke's Dog Run at Freedom Park may be enforced by the Medford Township Zoning Official and Department of Neighborhood Services staff, in addition to the Medford Township Police Department.
[Amended 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10; 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
B. Any person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge
of any dog who shall cause, suffer or allow such dog to soil, defile
or defecate on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath,
play area, 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, or within 50 feet of
a stream, creek, pond, lake or other body of water, shall be subject
to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. A person violating
this chapter for a second or subsequent time within a three year period
under this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $250. In addition, for a first or any subsequent offense,
an offending person may be required by the court to provide restitution
for the damage done by the dog, if any, upon the presentation of evidence
showing damage to the property.
C. The restrictions in this subsection shall not apply
to that portion of the street lying between the curblines, nor shall
they apply to sidewalks and the grass strips lying between sidewalks
and curblines, which shall be used to curb such dog under the following
conditions:
[Amended 6-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-9]
(1) The person who so curbs such dog shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by such dog in a sanitary manner; and
(2) The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
areas shall be disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping,
or in charge of any dog curbed in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter in a sanitary manner by shovel, container, disposal bag,
or such other sanitary means.
[Added 10-4-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-27]
A. For the purposes of this section, the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq. shall apply.
B. As required by N.J.S.A. 4:19-31 there shall be an
annual fee of $700 for a license for a dog classified as vicious and/or
potentially dangerous.
[Amended 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10]
Except as otherwise provided herein, penalties
for the violation of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. or this chapter shall
be provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.19.