[Adopted 11-5-1979 as §§ 6-29
to 6-35 of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances]
A.
Vicious animal means any animal, including a dog,
which attacks or bites any person in a manner which endangers the
physical well-being of such person, without being provoked to do so,
provided the attack is of sufficient severity as to demonstrate that
the keeping of the animal, including a dog, will pose a threat to
the safety of the general public. Any animal, including a dog, which
attacks or bites any person in pursuit of any unlawful activity shall
not be deemed vicious.
C.
No person shall keep any vicious animal, including
a vicious dog, within the limits of the Township after an adjudication
by the Municipal Judge determining that said animal, including a dog,
is vicious, provided that such person shall have 10 days after an
adjudication to dispose of such vicious animal. However, the Municipal
Judge may order that any such vicious animal be impounded by the Animal
Warden during the ten-day period, in the exercise of his discretion.
D.
Upon an adjudication determining that an animal is
vicious, the Municipal Judge may in the exercise of his discretion
order such animal, including a vicious dog, to be destroyed by the
Animal Warden, provided that the owner or keeper of a vicious animal
or vicious dog shall have 10 days after an adjudication to dispose
of such vicious animal or vicious dog.
No person shall:
A.
Cause, allow, suffer or permit any horses, cattle,
swine, goats, poultry or other animals of any kind whatever owned,
kept, harbored or maintained by him to run at large in the Township.
B.
Cause, allow, suffer or permit any horses, cattle,
swine, goats, poultry or other animals of any kind whatever, owned,
kept, harbored, or maintained by him to trespass upon the lands of
any other person or in any manner to destroy or damage any property,
either real or personal, of any other person.
C.
Fail to restrain any horses, cattle, swine, goats,
poultry or other animals owned, kept, harbored or maintained by him
from running at large, trespassing, or destroying or damaging property
as above set forth.
A.
No person shall have in his custody, harbor, possess,
exhibit or impound any bear, lion, tiger, wildcat or other wild or
ferocious animal.
A.
Every veterinarian who shall attend any animal in
the Township affected with or suspected to be affected with anthrax,
glanders, farcy, foot and mouth disease, rabies, tuberculosis, or
any other communicable disease shall file with the Division of Health
within 12 hours thereafter a written report stating the name of the
disease, the kind of animal, the precise location of such animal,
the name and address of the owner or person in charge thereof, and
any other necessary information regarding the animal so affected.
In case no veterinarian shall attend such animal, then it shall be
the duty of the owner or person in charge to file such report with
the Division of Health.
B.
The owner or person in charge of any animal affected
with or suspected to be affected with any disease mentioned in the
preceding section or with any other communicable disease shall isolate
or restrict such animal and follow such precautions in such manner
and for such length of time as the Division of Health may direct.
The Division of Health shall have the power to order the destruction
of any animal with any such disease, and it shall be the duty of the
owner or person in charge thereof to immediately comply with the terms
of such order.
C.
The Division of Health shall not be liable for the
value of any animal so destroyed.
A.
Whenever any animal shall be bitten by any animal
affected or suspected of being affected with rabies, the owner or
person in charge of the animal so bitten shall, according as the Division
of Health may order, either have such animal destroyed or have it
isolated, in a manner approved by the Division of Health, for a period
of six months.
B.
Whenever a dog, cat or other animal shall have bitten
any person, the owner or person in charge thereof shall securely confine
such animal for the purpose of observation in such a manner and for
such a period as may be designated by the Health Officer.
C.
No person shall destroy, sell, move or otherwise dispose
of any animal under supervision as herein provided without permission
of the Division of Health.
A.
Quarantined birds.
(1)
Whenever a case of psittacosis exists among birds
within the Township, or there is danger of the transmission of psittacosis
from the Township, the Division of Health shall establish adequate
bird quarantine procedures.
(2)
Quarantined birds shall not be transported from a
quarantined area unless permission therefor shall be granted by the
Health Officer into which such birds are to be transported under conditions
which may be prescribed by the Division of Health. In the event the
destination of quarantined birds is beyond the boundaries of this
state, permission must be obtained from the State Department of Health.
B.
Dealers' records. Dealers in birds of the psittacine
family shall keep a record for at least two years of each transaction
relating to such birds. This record shall include the names and addresses
of sellers and purchasers of these birds, the time when and proof
of the manner in which they were transported, and certificates as
required by the State Department of Health. Such record shall be available
to inspection by authorized representatives of the Division of Health
or the State Department of Health.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
