Borough of Middlesex, NJ
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2023-10-10
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Part III, Board of Health Legislation
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Chapter 446 Sanitary Regulations
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Article XV Keeping Animals and Fowl for Domestic Use
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Background Checks, Criminal History Record
- Ch 6 Bylaws of Council
- Ch 10 Claims, Payment of
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Cooperative Pricing
- Ch 18 Court, Municipal
- Ch 19 Culture and Heritage Committee
- Ch 23 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Board, Committee, and Commission Meeting Attendance
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 Environmental Commission
- Ch 36 Emergency Management
- Ch 40 Fire Department
- Ch 44 Flood Control Commission
- Ch 48 Health, Board of
- Ch 52 Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 56 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 60 Map, Official
- Ch 62 Municipal Alliance Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Ch 64 Mutual Assistance
- Ch 68 Officers and Employees
- Ch 72 Payroll Procedures
- Ch 76 Pensions
- Ch 80 Police Department
- Ch 84 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 86 Filming
- Ch 88 Purchasing Department
- Ch 92 Department of Public Recreation and Senior and Disabled Services
- Ch 93 Recreation and Parks Improvement Committees
- Ch 94 Redevelopment Committee
- Ch 96 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 100 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 103 Traffic Safety Committee
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 108 Adult Uses and Entertainment
- Ch 112 Advertising Materials
- Ch 117 Alarm Devices and False Alarms
- Ch 121 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 125 Amusement Games
- Ch 129 Animals
- Ch 150 Carnivals
- Ch 154 Certificates, Birth, Death and Marriage
- Ch 158 Certificates, Sale/Lease
- Ch 168 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 172 (Reserved)
- Ch 176 Conversions, Condominium and Cooperative
- Ch 182 Donation Bins
- Ch 186 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 190 (Reserved)
- Ch 195 Fees
- Ch 200 Festivals
- Ch 204 Fiber Optic Cables, Installation of
- Ch 208 Firearms and Ammunition, Sale of
- Ch 212 Fire Detection Systems
- Ch 216 Fire Lanes
- Ch 220 Fire Prevention
- Ch 224 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 240 Housing Standards
- Ch 244 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 248 Land Development
- Ch 252 Landfills
- Ch 254 Landscaping Services
- Ch 256 Laundries
- Ch 260 Library
- Ch 264 Littering
- Ch 265 Limousines
- Ch 268 Loitering
- Ch 272 Massage and Bodywork Therapy Establishments
- Ch 276 Meat, Retail Sale of
- Ch 280 Minibikes
- Ch 284 Newspaper Vending Machines
- Ch 288 Numbering of Buildings and Lots
- Ch 292 Parades and Other Assemblies
- Ch 296 Parking, Handicapped
- Ch 301 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 305 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 309 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 313 Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys
- Ch 315 Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 316 Prohibited Use of Borough Land
- Ch 317 Property Maintenance
- Ch 318 Property, Abandoned
- Ch 319 Rapid-Entry Key System
- Ch 320 Registration, Landlord
- Ch 321 Recreational Cannabis Retailing
- Ch 323 (Reserved)
- Ch 325 Riparian Zones
- Ch 327 Sales, Seasonal
- Ch 329 Schools
- Ch 332 Sewers
- Ch 334 (Reserved)
- Ch 336 Shopping Centers
- Ch 343 Smoking
- Ch 344 Smoking: Cannabis Limitations
- Ch 347 Soil Removal, Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 351 Solid Waste
- Ch 352 Steep Slopes
- Ch 354 Storm Drains
- Ch 355 Stormwater Control
- Ch 359 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 363 Structures, Dangerous
- Ch 367 Swimming Pool, Municipal
- Ch 371 Tattooing
- Ch 375 Taxation
- Ch 379 Taxicabs
- Ch 383 Tobacco, Sale of
- Ch 387 Towing
- Ch 391 Trailers and Campgrounds
- Ch 395 Trees
- Ch 399 Used Cars, Sale of
- Ch 403 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 407 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 414 Water
- Ch 420 Zoning
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 425 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 427 Barbershops, Beauty Parlors and Nail Salons
- Ch 429 Bylaws of Board of Health
- Ch 434 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 436 Housing Standards
- Ch 438 Officers and Employees
- Ch 440 Rabies Control
- Ch 442 Radioactive Materials
- Ch 443 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 446 Sanitary Regulations
- Ch 446 Art XV Keeping Animals and Fowl for Domestic Use
- § 446-63 Rules and regulations.
- § 446-64 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 450 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 456 Water Supplies, Individual and Semipublic
- Appendix
- Ch A457 Franchises
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 6-2-1975 by Ord. No. 112 BH; 6-1-1987 by Ord. No.
121 BH]
Chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl shall not
be kept for domestic use unless the following rules and regulations
are strictly adhered to:
A.
Such fowl or animal shall not be allowed to fly or
run at large, but shall be confined in a suitable house or coop with
an enclosed runway; except pigeons for which a permit to fly must
be obtained from this Board.
B.
No part of such coop, house or runway shall be less
than 100 feet from the doors or windows of any building occupied by
human beings, whether for dwelling or business purposes. In addition
to the above requirements, no person shall keep less than 25 fowl
or animals above-referenced unless the lot on which such fowl or similar
referenced animals contains at least one acre of land. However, poultry
kept temporarily for markets and educational purposes may be kept
under conditions other than those specified,
C.
More than 25 fowl or animals above referred to can
be kept at any time, provided the lot on which such fowl are kept
contains at least two acres of land. This restriction shall not apply,
however, it such fowl or animals are kept not nearer than 300 feet
to a dwelling house or occupied building, exclusive of that of the
keeper of such fowl.
D.
No person shall keep chickens, ducks, geese or other
fowl for commercial purposes without first obtaining a license to
do so.
E.
Shelters.
[Amended 4-2-1990 by Ord. No. 123 BH]
(1)
Farm, domestic and wild animals, including but not
limited to horses, cattle, swine, snakes, lions and so forth, shall
be kept in an enclosed area which shall provide appropriate shelter
for the animal. Such enclosed area shall be maintained so as to be
nuisance-free. The keeping of such animals is permitted only in instances
where there is provided sufficient land area in and around the enclosed
area, which shall be at least 100 feet from each lot line or from
any part of any building occupied by human beings, whether for dwelling
or business purposes. The lot must be of sufficient size to provide
at least one acre of land per animal exclusive of the area occupied
by a residential unit.
(2)
The regulations of this section shall not restrict
domestic house pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish and
other animals commonly kept caged inside as pets, and the provisions
of this section shall not be construed to permit commercial piggeries,
mink farms, fox farms and other such enterprises.
(4)
The license fee for keeping farm, domestic and wild
animals shall be $100. Said license shall be renewable annually in
January. The late fee for failure to renew the license within 30 days
of the due date shall be $5 per month.
(5)
All nonfee permits to keep birds, pigeons or other
fowl in existence prior to the passage of this article shall be exempt
from this fee.
[Amended 4-2-1990 by Ord. No. 123 BH]
Any person who shall violate any section of
this article shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $10 and
not more than $100 upon conviction thereof in the Municipal Court
of Middlesex. Each day or part thereof during which such violation
shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
