[Adopted 3-21-2005 by Ord. No. 12-05]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the
feeding of unconfined wildlife in any public park or on any other
property owned or operated by the Township of Washington so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
No person shall feed, in any public park or
on any other property owned or operated by the Township, any wildlife,
excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos,
parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental
education centers).
[Amended 5-16-2005 by Ord. No. 17-05]
All police officers of the Township, regular
and special, the Department of Public Works Superintendent or his/her
duly authorized designee, the Health Officer or his/her duly authorized
designee, the Zoning Officer and/or his/her duly authorized designee
and the Township Engineer and/or his/her duly authorized designee,
are hereby given full power and authority and are charged with the
duty to enforce all provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-16-2007 by Ord. No. 9-07]
Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject, upon conviction, to the penalties provided in § 1-3 of this Code.
