[Added 9-26-2013 by Ord. No. 19-2013]
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:
Any chicken, hen, turkey, goose, duck, emu, ostrich, or any
other fowl or poultry customarily found on a farm, and pigeons.
Any animal customarily found on a farm or typically raised
for use and sale, including, but not limited to, swine, pigs, hogs,
sheep, bull, cow, calf, heifer, llama, goat, horse, or pony.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Police
Department and the Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Somers
Point.
A.
Any person found to have violated the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter shall be fined for the first offense not less than $200 nor more than $500.
B.
Any person found to have committed a second violation of the same or any other provision of Article VIII of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or by community service not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof, in the discretion of the Municipal Court.
C.
Any person who violates any provision of this Article VIII, upon a third or subsequent conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Somers Point, or such other court having jurisdiction, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or community service for a term not exceeding 90 days, or all of the above.
D.
Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and distinct
violation, subject to the penalty provisions of this article.