[Adopted 8-13-2008 by Ord. No. 1235]
It has been well established that the feeding of wild animals
and waterfowl is both detrimental to the animals and causes a public
health nuisance and safety hazard that is detrimental to the health
and general welfare of the public.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any bird that frequents the water or lives about rivers,
lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl, including but
not limited to ducks, geese, swans, heron, and egrets.
Includes any animal which is not normally domesticated in
this state, including but not limited to bears, coyotes, deer, feral
cats, foxes, groundhogs, opossums, raccoons, skunks, and waterfowl.
A.Â
No person shall purposely or knowingly, as said terms are defined
in Title 2C of the New Jersey Revised Statutes, feed, bait, or in
a manner provide access to food to any wild animal or waterfowl in
the Borough of Lindenwold on lands either publicly or privately owned.
This section shall not apply to the feeding of farm animals.
B.Â
No person shall purposely or knowingly leave or store any refuse,
garbage, food product, pet food, forage product or supplement, salt,
seed or birdseed, fruit, or grain in a manner that would constitute
an attractant to any wild animal or waterfowl.
C.Â
No person shall fail to take remedial action to avoid contact or
conflict with wild animals, which may include the securing or removal
of outdoor trash, cooking grills, pet food, bird feeders or any other
similar food source or attractant after being advised by the Borough
to undertake such remedial action. Further, after an initial contact
or conflict with a wild animal, no person shall continue to provide,
or otherwise fail to secure or remove, any likely food sources or
attractants, including, but not limited to, outdoor trash, grills,
pet food or bird feeders.
D.Â
Nothing in this section shall apply to:
(1)Â
Any
agent of the Borough authorized to implement an alternative control
method set forth in any approved community-based deer management plan
and possessing a special deer management permit issued by the New
Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife in accordance with the provisions
of P.L. 2000, c. 46;[1] or
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 23:4-42.6.
(2)Â
Any
hunter engaging in baiting for the purpose of hunting pursuant to
a valid hunting license issued in accordance with the provisions of
Title 23 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes.
Feeding of other songbirds and other backyard birds shall be
permitted outdoors at such times and in such numbers that:
A.Â
Such feeding does not create an unreasonable disturbance that affects
the rights of surrounding property owners and renders other persons
insecure in the use of their property;
B.Â
Does not create an accumulation of droppings on the property and
surrounding properties;
C.Â
Does not become an attractant for rodents or other wild animals;
and
D.Â
Bird feeders are placed at least five feet above the ground.
A.Â
Each property owner shall have the duty to remove any above-named
materials or device placed on the owner's property in violation of
this article.
B.Â
Failure to remove such materials or device or to make such modifications
within 24 hours after notice from the Borough shall constitute a separate
violation of this article.
C.Â
Code enforcement personnel, Camden County Health Department personnel,
animal control officers and all police officers of the Borough of
Lindenwold are hereby given full power and authority to enforce this
article.
D.Â
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.