Borough of Hopatcong, NJ Article IX Public Welfare

§ 274-62 Slaughterhouses.

No slaughterhouse where cattle, horses, poultry, swine or sheep are slaughtered or killed, or where dead horses, cows or fowl are dissected and cut up for commercial purposes, shall be conducted within the Borough of Hopatcong.

§ 274-63 Location of fowl coops, runs and animal stables.

No fowl coop or run, or animal stable shall be maintained within 10 feet of any side line or within 10 feet of any party line or fence of adjacent property, or within 20 feet of the door or window of any house, or within 50 feet of any brook, spring, well or lake.

§ 274-64 Camps and trailer camps.

Every camp and trailer camp shall furnish potable water and make provisions to dispose of all waste liquids, dishwater, etc., below the surface of the ground, as required in Article VII, § 274-53D of this code.

§ 274-65 Heating of buildings.

Whenever the owners of buildings occupied as residences have agreed to supply heat, the owners shall supply heat to said buildings from the first day of October in each year to the first day of May of the succeeding year, so that the temperature of said buildings shall always be kept at 68º F. or above, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except if otherwise provided in any lease or agreement of letting.

§ 274-66 Keeping of animals or fowl.

No live poultry or fowl of any kind, rabbits, hares or guinea pigs shall be kept or maintained in any dwelling house or part thereof, nor shall any of the above-mentioned animals or fowl be allowed to run at large, but shall be housed in a suitable house or coop with an enclosed runway. Such house or coop and runway shall be kept thoroughly clean and unobjectionable at all times. No part of said house, coop or runway shall be nearer than 30 feet to a building occupied by a human being, or nearer than 50 feet of any street line, or 30 feet of any party line or 50 feet from any well, spring, brook or lake. Nothing stated herein to the contrary shall prohibit any family from having a few animals as pets.

§ 274-67 Permit required; fee.

No person, firm or corporation shall keep or maintain live poultry or fowl of any kind, rabbits, hares or guinea pigs within the Borough of Hopatcong without a permit from the Board of Health. There shall be a fee of $2 for said permit. Said permit shall be granted upon written application therefor and compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 274-68 Expiration or revocation of permits.

Such permits shall expire on the 31st day of December in each year and may be renewed annually. Every such permit may be revoked by said Board for violation of this chapter.