Township of Upper Deerfield, NJ Article II Nuisances; Wild Animals

[Adopted 2-3-1972 by Ord. No. 125 (Ch. 48, Art. II, of the 1977 Township Code)]

§ 125-3 Prohibited acts.

[Amended 10-5-2000 by Ord. No. 502]

A. No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog which shall habitually bark, yelp, howl, whine, cry, cause obnoxious odors or create a constant threat of biting so as to disturb the peace, quiet or rest of any other person or cause unreasonable annoyance to any other person on the public highway or on adjoining or neighboring property.

B. No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog and/or other like animal or livestock shall permit such animal or animals upon a public street, sidewalk, thoroughfare, park, playground, school yard or in any of the public places of the municipality unless it is controlled by an adequate leash or tether not more than six feet long.

C. Wild animals; keeping of animals on unoccupied premises.

(1) No person shall own, keep or harbor any wolf or wolf hybrid or wildlife hybrids within the municipality.

(2) No person shall own, possess or have custody on his premises any wild or vicious animal for display, training or exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee.

(3) No person shall keep or permit to be kept any wild animal as a pet.

(4) No person shall own, keep or harbor a dog, cat or other animal on unoccupied premises.

§ 125-4 Determination of nuisance; removal of waste.

[Amended 10-5-2000 by Ord. No. 502]

A. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor any dog in violation hereof shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance.

B. No person keeping, harboring or in charge of any dog, cat or other animal shall cause, suffer or allow such dog, cat or other animal to soil, defile, deface or defecate on or commit any nuisance on any public property, including but not limited to any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate or walk. The aforesaid restriction shall not apply to those persons who shall comply with the following:

(1) The person in charge of such dog, cat or other animal shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such animal by any sanitary method approved by the County Department of Health.

(2) The feces removed from the aforementioned designated areas shall be disposed of by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any dog, cat or other animal in a sanitary manner approved by the County Department of Health.

C. No person keeping, harboring or in charge of any dog, cat or other animal shall cause, suffer or allow such dog, cat or other animal to soil, defile, deface or defecate on any private property without permission of the property owner.

D. No person shall abandon, leave, relinquish control over or cause to remain any dog, cat or other animal on any public or private property without the prior approval of the property owner.

§ 125-5 Violations and penalties.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or to a fine not exceeding $500, or both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom such conviction is had. Each violation of any provision of this article shall constitute a separate offense.