[Adopted 11-20-2000 by Ord. No. 20-00]
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Mendham
are concerned with the negative impacts of white-tailed deer and have
found that the increase in the white-tailed deer population causes
a public health nuisance which is inimical to the health and general
welfare of the public. The borough has, therefore, established a Deer
Management Program pursuant to an agreement with the State of New
Jersey, Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, which includes culling
of the deer population by authorized agents of the borough, promotion
of hunting as regulated by the State of New Jersey and live trapping
and transfer of white-tailed deer. It is the purpose of this article
to prevent such conduct which would interfere with the Deer Management
Program established by the Borough and which may attract white-tailed
deer to properties in the Borough.
A.
No person shall feed, cause to be fed or provide food
for white-tailed deer anywhere in the borough, either on public or
private property.
B.
Exceptions. This section shall not be construed to
prohibit feeding of white-tailed deer by authorized agents of the
borough in conjunction with the borough's Deer Management Program
or when otherwise permitted by the rules and regulations of the Division
of Fish, Game and Wildlife of the State of New Jersey.
A.
No person shall conduct himself or herself in a manner
that interferes or has the effect of interfering with any authorized
agent of the borough conducting deer management activities. All authorized
agents of the borough shall carry with them identification from the
borough authorizing them to conduct deer management activities on
behalf of the borough.
B.
No person shall interfere with, vandalize, damage
or disable any pen, trap or other device or equipment which is part
of the borough's Deer Management Program.
C.
No person shall enter or occupy any park or other
property, public or private, that has been closed to the public for
purposes of conducting the Deer Management Program.
The Police Department is hereby authorized and
directed to enforce the provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-2-2007 by Ord. No. 3-07]
Any person or persons convicted of a violation of any provision of this article shall be subject, upon conviction, to the penalties provided in § 1-15 of this Code.
