Borough of Stone Harbor, NJ
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2023-11-17
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 147 Animals
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Article IV Feeding of Wild Animals and/or Stray Domestic Animals; Free Roaming Cats; Abandonment of Animals
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 10 Administration of Government
- Ch 18 Beach Supervision
- Ch 25 Boards and Committees
- Ch 28 Buildings, Municipal
- Ch 30 Contracts
- Ch 34 Court, Municipal
- Ch 35 Criminal History Record Checks
- Ch 36 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 41 Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 78 Personnel Policies
- Ch 81 Police Department
- Ch 92 Records, Access to
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 120 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 121 Performances, Public
- Ch 123 Affordable Housing
- Ch 129 Alarm Systems
- Ch 134 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 139 Amusement Games
- Ch 141 Amusements; Arcades
- Ch 147 Animals
- Ch 147 Art IV Feeding of Wild Animals and/or Stray Domestic Animals; Free Roaming Cats; Abandonment of Animals
- § 147-20 Feeding wild and/or stray domestic animals restricted.
- § 147-21 Restrictions on cats roaming free.
- § 147-22 Abandonment of animals.
- § 147-23 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 156 Beaches
- Ch 162 Bicycles, Skateboards, Roller-Skates and Segways
- Ch 170 Boating
- Ch 174 Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 178 Building Construction
- Ch 183 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 187 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 192 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 199 Dock Construction
- Ch 200 Bulkheads, Construction and Repair of
- Ch 205 Businesses, Registration of
- Ch 205A Rental Unit Registration
- Ch 205B Landscaping Registration
- Ch 214 Certificate of Title Transfer
- Ch 230 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 241 Curfew
- Ch 250 Display Windows, Commercial
- Ch 258 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 266 Elevator Devices
- Ch 275 Events, Special
- Ch 289 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 294 Fire Prevention
- Ch 300 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 308 Games of Chance
- Ch 330 Housing Standards
- Ch 345 Land Development Procedures
- Ch 352 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 357 Littering
- Ch 363 (Reserved)
- Ch 365 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies
- Ch 374 Noise
- Ch 380 Outdoor Dining
- Ch 386 Parking Lots, Municipal
- Ch 391 Parking Meters
- Ch 400 Parks, Recreation Areas and Bird Sanctuary
- Ch 405 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 412 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 438 Sales
- Ch 453 Smoke-Free Environment
- Ch 454 Smoking in Township Buildings and Vehicles
- Ch 466 Solid Waste; Recycling; Dumping
- Ch 468 Storm Sewer System
- Ch 470 Stormwater Management
- Ch 475 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 487 Taxicabs, Jitneys and Cannabis
- Ch 498 Towing and Storage of Vehicles
- Ch 503 Trailers, Detachable
- Ch 514 Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable
- Ch 520 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 526 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 535 Vending Machines, Newspaper, Advertising Circular and Tobacco
- Ch 542 Water and Sewers
- Ch 547 Water Emergency
- Ch 553 Weapons
- Ch 560 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A600 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as Sec. 4-33 of the 1982 Revised
General Ordinances; amended in its entirety 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229]
[Amended 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. 1371]
Except as provided in Article V, Feral Cats, of this chapter, no person on public or private property shall attract or feed wild and/or stray domestic animals, including but not limited to stray cats, stray dogs, seagulls, Canadian geese, skunks and squirrels, within the Borough of Stone Harbor. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit persons from feeding birds on their private property using bird feeders or other receptacles. In connection with the feeding of wild birds, this prohibition shall include scattering, broadcasting, dropping or placing any corn, seeds, feed or bread on the ground, deck, dock or docked boat or any surface not used as recognized common bird feeder. This article shall not apply to an Animal Control Officer in the performance of his/her official duties or to state and/or federal wildlife officials in the performance of their duties.
No person shall allow any cat to roam free within
the Borough of Stone Harbor in a manner to enter upon the area of
the Borough commonly known as the "Bird Sanctuary" (111th Street to
117th Street - 200 Block) nor upon the area commonly known as "The
Point" (south and east from the 122nd Street parking lot to the Atlantic
Ocean and/or bay waters).
No person shall abandon any animal within the
Borough of Stone Harbor.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall be required to appear in the Municipal Court and, upon
conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $100 nor
more than $500 for a first offense and not more than $1,250 and community
service for a period not to exceed 40 hours for a second or subsequent
offense. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
