Borough of Leonia, NJ
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2023-07-24
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Part III: Board of Health Legislation
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Chapter 311 Sanitary Standards
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Article XII Animals
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrator
- Ch 8 Assessment, Commissioners of
- Ch 11 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 15 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 19 Contracts
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 24 Emergency Management Coordinator
- Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 33 Housing Authority
- Ch 37 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Police Department
- Ch 53 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 56 Retirement
- Ch 62 Tort Claims
- Ch 64 Volunteer Coaches
- Ch 66 Volunteer Services
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 72 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alarm Systems
- Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 84 Amusements and Coin-Operated Devices
- Ch 88 Animals
- Ch 95 Building Construction
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 100 Cannabis
- Ch 102 Cell Towers and Antennas
- Ch 109 Contractors, Registration of
- Ch 111 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 116 Energy Conservation
- Ch 118 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 123 Fees
- Ch 126 Filming Regulations
- Ch 129 Firearms
- Ch 132 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 136 Fire Prevention
- Ch 140 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 143 Food Establishments
- Ch 147 Garage Sales
- Ch 150 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 154 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 161 Landscapers
- Ch 165 Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 169 Littering
- Ch 175 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 178 Natural Areas
- Ch 181 Noise
- Ch 186 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 190 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 191 Rehabilitation of Abandoned Property
- Ch 194 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 197 Parks
- Ch 204 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 208 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 212 Property Maintenance
- Ch 213 Invasive Plants
- Ch 220 Rent Control
- Ch 223 Residential Permit Parking
- Ch 226 Senior Citizen Housing
- Ch 228 Sewers
- Ch 230 Sidewalk Sale Days
- Ch 232 Signs
- Ch 236 Site Plan Review
- Ch 243 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Storage Containers, Temporary
- Ch 245 Stormwater Control
- Ch 247 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Swimming Pools
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 261 Taxicabs
- Ch 262 Tools and Equipment
- Ch 267 Towing
- Ch 271 Trailers
- Ch 275 Trees
- Ch 278 Urination in Public
- Ch 281 Vehicle, Sale of
- Ch 290 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 293 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 297 Cats
- Ch 306 Food Handlers
- Ch 308 Lead Base Paint, Removal of
- Ch 311 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 311 Art XII Animals
- § 311-54 Shelters to be kept clean.
- § 311-55 Keeping of animals and poultry near buildings.
- § 311-56 Manure vaults.
- § 311-57 Permit for kennels or shops.
- § 311-58 Improper restraint or containment; removal of animal.
- Ch 316 Tobacco Products
- Appendix
- Ch A321 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A322 Telephone Agreement
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
Every person owning, leasing or using any stall, stable, shed. barn
or other place in which any domestic animal or animals shall be kept or any
other place in which any manure or refuse from such animals may collect or
accumulate shall at all times keep or cause to be kept such a place and appurtenances
thereof in a clean and healthful condition so as not to create a nuisance.
All small animals and poultry shall be kept in suitable shelters or coops;
such shelters and coops shall be cleaned at least once a week and more often
if the Board or its agents shall so require.
No rabbits, hares, guinea pigs or similar animals and no poultry shall
be kept or permitted to be kept in the Borough less than 50 feet away from
the doors or windows of any building occupied by human beings whether used
for dwelling or business purposes.
Every stable or stall in which any horse or cattle shall be kept shall
be provided with an underground and properly covered manure vault of sufficient
capacity to care for all manure that may accumulate in such stable or stall.
Said vault shall not be nearer than three feet to the line of any adjoining
lot, street, alley or public place or nearer than 50 feet from any building
used as a dwelling or for business purposes without a permit from this Board.
A.
No establishment, shelter or business shall be maintained
for the purpose of selling or raising for sale any animal as pets or for other
uses in the Borough unless a permit for that purpose has been obtained from
the Board, and all animals shall be kept in suitable shelters, cages, coops
or tanks. Such facilities must be kept thoroughly clean and open to inspection
at all times by the Board or its agents.
B.
The Board may grant such permits annually at no fee.
A.
Animals maintained by a person or persons for private
or business purposes that endanger the health and safety of other persons
or property by reason of improper methods of restraint or containment shall
hereby be declared a nuisance.
B.
Failure to abate shall be cause for the enforcing official
of the Borough or Board to remove the animal to an appropriate shelter until
the court shall rule on its disposition.
