A.
No person shall hinder or interfere in any way with any authorized
or empowered person performing duties under this chapter.
B.
In the event of a violation of any of the provisions of this article
or of any of the provisions of the applicable state statute, the Certified
Animal Control Officer may cite the violator by issuing a summons
in lieu of complaint. Regardless of whether the violation is by summons
or by formal complaint, the Municipal Court of the Borough of Buena
shall, pursuant to the provisions of the statute, hear and decide
all such charges of violation in a summary manner. In the event that
the person so charged is found to be guilty of the violation, a civil
judgment shall be entered as provided by statute, and the amount of
said judgment shall be recovered in the name of the Borough of Buena.
In the event that a person convicted of a violation of any of the
provisions of this article or of the applicable state law refuses
or neglects to pay forthwith the judgment rendered against him and
the costs and charges incident thereto, such person shall be committed
to the county jail for a period not exceeding 10 days in the case
of a first conviction and, in the case of a conviction for a second,
subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding 30
days.
C.
Whenever the Certified Animal Control Officer shall impound a dog
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., or any animal
pursuant to this chapter, the Borough of Buena shall be entitled to
collect all expenses incurred by the Borough by reason of the detention
or impoundment of said animal before the animal is released to his
owner or other person who had been keeping or harboring said animal
prior to its impoundment.
D.
The Certified Animal Control Officer of the Borough of Buena is authorized
and empowered to enforce the provisions of this article and is hereby
authorized to go upon any premises to seize for impounding any farm
or domestic animal which he may lawfully seize and impound, when the
Certified Animal Control Officer is in immediate pursuit of such animal,
except upon the premises of the owner of said farm or domestic animal
if such owner is present and forbids the same.
