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Borough of Riverdale, NJ
Morris County
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A. 
No person shall slaughter or engage in the business of slaughtering any live animals within the Borough without first having obtained a license from the Board so to do.
B. 
This section, however, shall not apply to the slaughtering of poultry or small animals in accordance with the provisions of this chapter where the same is herein otherwise permitted.
A. 
No person shall have or keep or allow to be kept in any building or part thereof or on any land in the Borough any cattle without having a license to do so.
B. 
Prior to the granting of any license under Subsection A of this section, the applicant shall cause an inspection of the cattle intended to be so kept to be made by a practicing veterinarian licensed in the State of New Jersey, designated by the Board, in order to determine whether or not any such cattle are diseased.
A. 
Every stable, stable yard or place where cattle is stabled, grazed or kept shall be kept in a clean and wholesome condition.
B. 
Manure stored temporarily in stable yards or other such place shall be removed at least once each week and disposed of as hereinafter provided.
C. 
All stable yards shall be drained and kept in a clean, dry condition, and no vegetable or other putrescible matter shall be allowed to remain or decay in said stable or stable yard.
A. 
No person shall keep cattle in excess of the number specified in the license granted for that person.
B. 
No diseased cattle shall, at any time, be maintained in the Borough.
C. 
No cattle shall be kept in a place in which the water, ventilation and food are not sufficient and wholesome for the preservation of the health and safe condition of such cattle.
D. 
No cattle shall be kept in any stable or stable yard while such stable or place is infested with any contagious or infectious disease germs.
E. 
Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in stable yards nor in or near the buildings where the cattle are kept.
F. 
No cattle shall be pastured within 150 feet of any dwelling or adjoining property line or stabled within 50 feet of any dwelling or 50 feet of an adjoining property line.
G. 
No person shall allow any cattle to run at large in the Borough, but the same shall be confined to the licensed premises.
H. 
No manure pit shall be located, placed or maintained within 50 feet of the nearest adjoining property line or within 50 feet of the nearest dwelling.
I. 
No manure may be removed or transported on any public street, excepting in a suitable vehicle properly provided with watertight, completely closed tanks or boxes designated to prevent leakage onto the streets or highways within the Borough and designed further to prevent the escape of offensive odors into the atmosphere.