[1999 Code § 8.60.010]
As used in this Article:
CATTLE
Means and includes the following animals and their respective young: cows, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, deer and other hoofed animals, but does not include swine.
[1999 Code § 8.60.020]
No person shall keep in any building or part thereof or on any land in the Township any cattle, as defined in this Article, without the approval of the Zoning Officer and the Health Officer and a license issued by the Division of Licenses.
[1999 Code § 8.60.030]
No stable, building or part thereof shall be used to keep cattle unless it complies with the terms of the Public Health Code, the Building Code, the Fire Prevention Code and with other Township ordinances that may apply.
[1999 Code § 8.60.040]
All cattle used for milk production shall be maintained according to Title 24 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey.
[1999 Code § 8.60.050]
All cattle shall be free of disease and, if requested by the Division of Health, shall be inspected by a licensed veterinarian at the expense of the owner or person in charge of the cattle.
[1999 Code § 8.60.060]
Floors of all stables shall be constructed of some nonabsorbent material and shall be graded so as to discharge all drainage into properly trapped sewer- or septic-tank-connected drains. All floors and beds shall be kept clean and in sanitary condition at all times.
[1999 Code § 8.60.070]
Every stable shall be adequately ventilated to the external air by natural or mechanical means, adequately lighted by natural or artificial means and provided with a proper and adequate water supply.
[1999 Code § 8.60.080]
All walls, ceilings and exposed woodwork shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and whitewashed whenever required by the Division of Health.
[1999 Code § 8.60.090]
Every stable, stable yard or places where cattle are kept or grazed shall be maintained in a clean, dry, wholesome condition so as not to cause a nuisance or permit the breeding of flies.
[1999 Code § 8.60.100]
Manure shall be removed from the stable as often as may be necessary to prevent the creation of a nuisance or the discharge of offensive odors. Upon removal of the manure from the stable, it must be immediately taken from the premises or stored in boxes or pits which shall at all times be kept watertight and the contents protected by a suitable cover from the rain, snow, sun and flies and all other conditions which tend to produce offensive decomposition.
[1999 Code § 8.60.110]
All manure pits or boxes shall be emptied regularly in accordance with the requirements of the Division of Health.
[1999 Code § 8.60.120]
No manure may be removed or transported excepting in a watertight, covered receptacle designed to prevent the escape of offensive odors.
[1999 Code § 8.60.130]
No cattle shall be allowed to run at large but shall be confined to licensed premises. Confinement does not apply to riding stables or workhorses.
[1999 Code § 8.60.140]
No cattle shall be pastured within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any dwelling or adjoining property line, or stabled within fifty (50) feet of any dwelling or within ten (10) feet of any property line.
[1999 Code § 8.60.150]
No manure pit shall be located, placed or maintained within ten (10) feet of the nearest adjoining property line or within fifty (50) feet of the nearest dwelling.
[1999 Code § 8.60.160]
No person shall have, keep, raise or maintain any swine, pigs or hogs within the Township except that a person shall be permitted to keep, raise or maintain a Vietnamese potbellied pig, subject to the following conditions:
a. 
Only one (1) Vietnamese potbellied pig (not to exceed seventy (70) pounds in weight) shall be permitted in a household, and there shall be no breeding or hobby breeding permitted.
b. 
A license fee or permit fee shall be paid to the Township in accordance with Article IV, Fee Schedule.
c. 
The Vietnamese potbellied pig must reside within the dwelling and cannot be kept outside the dwelling.
d. 
If the applicant for the license or permit is a tenant, the applicant must at the time of submitting the application for the license produce a letter from the landlord consenting to the application.
e. 
The permit or license shall be renewed annually on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year and revoked as a discretion of the Division of Health. No permit shall be issued until it has been determined by the Division of Health, upon inspection, that such place and premises are suitable for the housing of the pig. Permit shall be revoked if, by virtue of a subsequent inspection, it has been determined that the premises have not been kept in a sanitary condition and/or the premises are not suitable for the maintaining of the good health of the animal in question.
f. 
Disposition of animal waste, garbage, refuse or vegetable matter shall be such so as to prevent insects from breeding, rodent infestation, pollution of the air or any body of water or the creation of any other unhealthy or unsanitary condition. There shall be daily placement of the animal waste in a plastic garbage bag, tightly closed, for periodic removal from the premises with normal garbage collection.
g. 
The Health Officer of the Township shall be authorized to inspect any premises where a Vietnamese potbellied pig is kept for the purpose of enforcing the provisions herein.
h. 
Besides the licensing fee set forth in Article IV, Fee Schedule, the owner of any Vietnamese potbellied pig shall be subject to an additional inspection fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars payable to the Township if a complaint is filed which requires a reinspection of the premises, provided that it is determined that the complaint is valid.
[1999 Code § 8.60.170]
No person shall slaughter, kill or dress cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, swine or other large animals without a license issued by the Division of Health.
[1999 Code § 8.60.180]
"Regulations Concerning Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Licensing of Slaughterhouses and Inspection and Labeling of Animals Slaughtered for Food," New Jersey State Department of Health, as same may be amended from time to time, is to be used as the authority and the basis for the issuance of licenses.
[1999 Code § 8.60.190]
As used in this Article:
ANIMALS
Means and includes rabbits, mink, cats, guinea pigs, rodents, reptiles, amphibians and insects and other small animals kept or raised for commercial purposes (for sale; for production of meat, fur or wool; for exhibition or other purposes; or as a course of supply for laboratories).
[1999 Code § 8.60.200]
No person shall keep small animals, as defined in this Article, or maintain a pet shop on any premises within the Township without prior approval from the Zoning Officer and the Health Officer and a license issued by the Division of Licenses.
[1999 Code § 8.60.210]
No license for the keeping or raising of small animals shall be granted to any person when the keeping or raising of such small animals, because of the nature or characteristics thereof, would be detrimental to the general health and to the residents of the neighborhood of the premises sought to be so licensed.
[1999 Code § 8.60.220]
Each hutch or coop shall be dry and adequately ventilated and shall be cleaned daily and rebedded with fresh straw, leaves or other absorbent material.
[1999 Code § 8.60.230]
a. 
Keeping of Diseased Animals Prohibited. No person shall keep any small animal affected with skin mange, coccidiosis, parasitic worms or other diseases contagious to other animals or human beings, and any such animal so affected shall immediately be destroyed and the carcass cremated forthwith.
b. 
Wild Animals Prohibited.
1. 
No person shall keep an animal of a mammal or reptile species which is wild, ferocious, fierce, dangerous or naturally inclined to do harm in any place other than:
(a) 
A zoological park or aquarium;
(b) 
An approved laboratory;
(c) 
A circus, sideshow or other place of public exhibition or amusement, an educational or scientific institution or an establishment of a commercial dealer in animals, which has protective devices which are adequate to prevent such animal from escaping or injuring the public.
2. 
An animal of a species specified in paragraph 1. above shall not be sold or given to any person or institution except those set forth in paragraph b. above.
3. 
A venomous snake shall not be sold to, given to or kept by any person except an educational or scientific institution, a zoological park or aquarium, a snake farm engaged in the preparation of antivenin or an importer of animals.
[1999 Code § 8.60.240]
Any hutch or coop wherein such affected animal is found, and all adjoining hutches or coops, shall be destroyed or thoroughly disinfected with a germicide approved by the Division of Health and under the direction of the Health Officer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any small animal under regular professional treatment by a duly licensed veterinarian.
[1999 Code § 8.60.250]
No hutch or coop shall be less than fifty (50) feet from any dwelling nor less than ten (10) feet from all adjoining property lines.
[1999 Code § 8.60.260]
Small animals shall be confined to the licensed premises.
[1999 Code § 8.60.270]
Any yard adjoining or connected with any hutch or coop shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition and shall not be allowed to become a nuisance.
[1999 Code § 8.60.280]
All feces and refuse shall be removed daily or as often as may be necessary to prevent the creation of a nuisance or the discharge of offensive odors. Upon removal of the feces, it must immediately be taken from the premises or stored in boxes or pits which shall at all times be kept watertight and the contents protected by a suitable cover from the sun, rain, snow and flies and all other conditions which tend to produce offensive decomposition.
[1999 Code § 8.60.290]
When used in this article:
POULTRY
Means and includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, pigeons, pheasants and all other fowl or winged animals kept, raised or sold for human consumption or for production of eggs.
[1999 Code § 8.60.300]
No person shall engage in the business of keeping, selling or preparing for sale live poultry, or the slaughtering of poultry, in the Township without first obtaining permission from the Zoning Officer and the Health Officer and a license from the Division of Licenses.
[1999 Code § 8.60.310]
"Regulations Concerning Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Licensing of Slaughter Houses and Inspection and Labeling of Animals Slaughtered for Food," New Jersey State Department of Health, is to be used as the authority and the basis for the issuance of licenses.
[1999 Code § 8.60.320]
Before such license is granted, the applicant shall submit to the Division of Licenses an application in writing, setting forth the description of the premises intended to be so used, the character of the building where the business is contemplated to be conducted, and also a description of all buildings, if any, located within a distance of two hundred (200) feet of the premises to be so used.
[1999 Code § 8.60.330]
A license will be denied if the application or an independent investigation reveals that the premises or the intended use:
a. 
Is detrimental to the health of the surrounding neighbors; or
b. 
Does not strictly comply with all the requirements of this Article and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health; or
c. 
Will tend to create a nuisance.
[1999 Code § 8.60.340]
All buildings or places in which poultry slaughtering or the business of selling or preparing for sale live poultry is conducted shall at all times conform to the following requirements:
a. 
Floors shall be paved with material impervious to moisture and shall be properly sloped to a well-trapped outlet having direct connection with the sewer or septic tank.
b. 
The walls of every room in which slaughtering is actually carried on shall be covered to a height of at least six (6) feet with smooth, moisture-proof material and the remainder of the walls and ceilings shall be finished with a smooth, hard surface.
c. 
No building or place operating under any such license, or any part of such building, shall be used for any purpose other than that provided for in the license.
d. 
Watertight receptacles shall be provided for all refuse and shall be properly covered and the contents removed daily from the premises.
e. 
All live poultry or fowl shall at all times be confined to the licensed premises, unless removed for the purpose of slaughter or sale.
f. 
Every room and every other place used for the purpose of slaughtering live poultry and fowl, or either of them, shall be ventilated directly to the open air.
g. 
All coops shall be constructed of heavy wire; all stands or counters shall at all times be built substantially, maintained without cracks or joints and covered with material impervious to moisture. The stands, counters and coops shall be raised from the floor in such manner as to permit thorough flushing under the same.
h. 
A plentiful supply of hot water shall be provided for cleaning purposes.
i. 
Every such poultry house or poultry slaughterhouse or other place in which the same is sold or prepared for sale shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition.
[1999 Code § 8.60.350]
All poultry or fowl shall be sold within twenty-four (24) hours of slaughtering, unless the same shall be adequately refrigerated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[1999 Code § 8.60.360]
Plucking shall not be carried on in a room used for slaughtering.
[1999 Code § 8.60.370]
No person shall sell or offer for sale any fowl or poultry which is diseased or in any manner unfit for human consumption. This shall apply alike to such fowl or poultry whether alive, or slaughtered.
[1999 Code § 8.60.380]
All feed for immediate consumption shall be placed in suitable feeding troughs or similar containers, and all other feed shall be stored in ratproof containers at all times.
[1999 Code § 8.60.390]
No person shall keep or maintain any live poultry, as defined in subsection 9-25.1, even for noncommercial purposes, without first obtaining permission from the Zoning Officer, the Health Officer and a license for that purpose from the Division of Licenses covering the premises to be so used.
[1999 Code § 8.60.400]
a. 
All coops and runs shall be located outside of and completely apart from any building used wholly or in part for dwelling purposes, in which people congregate, or used as a food eating establishment.
b. 
All coops or runs shall be constructed in accordance with the regulations now or hereafter in force under the zoning code, the building code and all other applicable ordinances or laws of Edison Township.
c. 
All live poultry shall be confined in coops or runs.
d. 
All coops shall be provided with concrete floors.
e. 
All coops and runs and the entire surroundings of all such places shall be kept clean and sanitary at all times and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the Health Officer of the Township or his representative.
f. 
Coops and runs shall be disinfected or otherwise treated when so directed by the Health Advisory Board.
g. 
The floors of all coops shall be kept clean and dry at all times.
h. 
All of the droppings shall be removed from each coop and buried, removed from the premises or otherwise disposed of at least once each week.
[1999 Code § 8.60.410]
All feed for immediate consumption shall be placed in suitable feeding troughs, or similar containers, and all other feed shall be stored in ratproof containers at all times.
[1999 Code § 8.60.420]
The provisions of this Article shall not be deemed to authorize the keeping of live poultry for sale or for the preparation for sale.
[1999 Code § 8.60.430]
No coop or run shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any unit or place where people congregate, or within two hundred (200) feet of any food or eating establishment or within ten (10) feet of any property line.