[Amended 12-15-1999 by Ord.
No. 14-1999]
No person shall at any time within the territorial limits of the Borough
of Eatontown hunt for, take or kill, by any means whatsoever, a wild bird,
animal or fowl. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the trapping of any
bird, animal or fowl by use of a cage-type trap commonly called "cage trap,"
"cage door trap" or "live trap" or any other device designed to capture animals
alive and unharmed.
[Amended 12-12-1962]
Nothing contained in the aforementioned section shall be construed to
prevent a person, on property owned or occupied by him within the Borough
of Eatontown, from using a gun, firearm or other weapons in defense of his
person or property for the purpose of destroying rodents, birds or other animals
where such rodents, birds or other animals are a nuisance being an agency
of destruction to property or injurious to the health and welfare of the owner
or occupier; provided, however, the destruction of such rodents, birds or
other animals shall be permitted by state statute or a state agency presently
designated as the Fish and Game Commission.
[Amended 12-15-1999 by Ord.
No. 14-1999]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject,
upon conviction thereof, to a fine of not less than $500 for each offense
or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both, at
the discretion of the court.