Borough of Hopatcong, NJ
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2023-09-20
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 100 Wildlife Management
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Article III Feeding of Deer
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Appointed Officials
- Ch 5 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 9 Claims Approval
- Ch 13 Court, Joint Municipal
- Ch 17 Fire Department
- Ch 20 Funds and Accounts
- Ch 24 Health, Board of
- Ch 28 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 33 Officers and Employees
- Ch 38 Police Department
- Ch 43 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 47 Sewer Utility
- Ch 51 Water Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 57 Affordable Housing
- Ch 59 Alarm Systems
- Ch 63 Alcoholic Beverages; Entertainment Licenses
- Ch 74 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 78 Buildings and Structures, Unsafe
- Ch 81 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 87 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 90 Clothing Bins
- Ch 93 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 97 (Reserved)
- Ch 100 Wildlife Management
- Ch 100 Art III Feeding of Deer
- § 100-19 Prohibited acts.
- § 100-20 Presumption.
- § 100-21 Exceptions.
- § 100-22 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 108 Fees; Filming
- Ch 112 Firearms
- Ch 116 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 118 Fire Protection
- Ch 120 Fire Prevention
- Ch 124 Floodplain Management
- Ch 129 Games of Chance
- Ch 132 Highlands
- Ch 137 Ice-Retardant Systems
- Ch 143 Lawn Fertilizers
- Ch 147 Littering
- Ch 150 Massage Establishments
- Ch 152 Hotel and Motel Occupancy Tax
- Ch 154 Natural Area Preserve
- Ch 163 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 167 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 171 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 175 Pool Halls and Billiard Parlors
- Ch 179 Property Maintenance
- Ch 186 Sewers, Public
- Ch 189 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 191 Site Plan Review
- Ch 194 Smoking
- Ch 197 Lot Grading Plan
- Ch 201 Solid Waste
- Ch 203 Storm Sewer System
- Ch 205 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 209 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 215 Taxation
- Ch 219 Taxicabs
- Ch 224 Towing
- Ch 228 Trees
- Ch 231 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 237 Water
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 245 General Provisions
- Ch 248 Animals
- Ch 249 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 251 Fees
- Ch 255 Food Handling
- Ch 259 Nuisances
- Ch 262 Pigeons
- Ch 266 Plumbing Standards
- Ch 270 Rodents
- Ch 274 Sanitary Code
- Ch 278 Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 282 Smoke Control
- Ch 286 Tobacco Products
- Ch 290 Water Supply
- Appendix
- Ch A294 Verizon Communications Franchise
- Ch A295 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Zoning
- Ch 242 Zoning
No person shall purposely or knowingly feed wild white-tailed
deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Borough of Hopatcong, on public
land or privately owned land of less than five acres.
It shall be presumed that the person is purposely or knowingly
feeding deer unless the feed is placed on a platform that is raised
at least four feet off the ground and has a lip around the edge of
the platform, is placed on a platform that is raised at least five
feet off the ground, or is placed in a feeder whose opening is sufficiently
restricted so as to prevent deer from accessing the feed.
Nothing in this article shall apply to:
A.
Privately owned property in excess of five acres;
B.
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; or
C.
Any hunter engaging in baiting for the purpose of hunting pursuant
to a valid hunting license issued in accordance with the provisions
of state laws, regulations and rules.
Any person violating this article shall be subject to a fine
of up to $100.
