Township of Egg Harbor, NJ
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2023-06-14
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 97 Dogs
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Article X Enforcement, Violations and Penalties
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Administration of Government
- Ch 11 Claims Approval
- Ch 16 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 30 Indemnification of Employees and Officials
- Ch 36 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 37 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 40 Newsletter
- Ch 44 Personnel
- Ch 45 Political Fund-Raising on Public Property
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 55 (Reserved)
- Ch 57 Affordable Housing
- Ch 60 Alarm Systems
- Ch 64 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 65 Amusement Games
- Ch 67 Auctions; Private and Special Sales
- Ch 72 Beaches and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 78 Brush, Grass, Weeds, Trees and Invasive Plants
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 84 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 86 Campgrounds, Private
- Ch 87 Cannabis
- Ch 89 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 90 Criminal History Record Background Checks
- Ch 92 (Reserved)
- Ch 93 (Reserved)
- Ch 94 Design, Performance and Improvement Standards
- Ch 96 Disorderly Persons
- Ch 97 Dogs
- Ch 97 Art X Enforcement, Violations and Penalties
- § 97-47 Enforcement, violations and penalties.
- Ch 102 (Reserved)
- Ch 107 Explosives
- Ch 108 Filming
- Ch 109 Fire Lanes
- Ch 111 Fire Prevention
- Ch 113 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 115 Games of Chance
- Ch 118 Garbage, Rubbish, Refuse and Recycling
- Ch 125 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 131 Hotel and Motel Occupancy Tax
- Ch 132 Hunting, Firearms and Trapping
- Ch 139 (Reserved)
- Ch 142 Mercantile Licensing
- Ch 146 Littering
- Ch 148 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremony Fees
- Ch 152 Minibikes, Buggies and Snowmobiles
- Ch 155 Motels
- Ch 158 Noise
- Ch 161 Open Space Fund
- Ch 164 Parking for Handicapped or Physically Disabled
- Ch 165 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 167 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 172 Precious Metals
- Ch 173 Property Maintenance
- Ch 174 Protected Tenancies
- Ch 180 Rent Review
- Ch 184 (Reserved)
- Ch 189 Resource Excavation
- Ch 190 Rotary Towing and Storage
- Ch 191 Sewers
- Ch 192 (Reserved)
- Ch 193 Stormwater
- Ch 194 Streetlighting
- Ch 195 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 198 Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review
- Ch 201 Tax Abatements
- Ch 203 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 207 Trailer Coach Parks
- Ch 208 Trees
- Ch 211 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 213 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 214 Vital Statistics
- Ch 217 Water Service and Connections
- Ch 219 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 220 (Reserved)
- Ch 225 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 36-2005]
A.
Enforcement of all sections within Article VIII shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint with the Municipal Court of the Township of Egg Harbor with the exception of § 97-36, Restraint of dogs. In addition to other methods of enforcement provided by law, any violations of §§ 97-37, 97-38, 97-39 and 97-40 may be enforced by the issuance of a notice of violation by members of the Egg Harbor Township Police Department, Egg Harbor Township Animal Control Officer, dog canvasser(s) and/or Township Clerk.
B.
Any person found guilty of a violation of § 97-33, Commission of nuisances, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for any subsequent offenses.
C.
Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with § 97-2 of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense.
[Amended 4-12-2006 by Ord. No. 20-2006]
D.
Violation of any other provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a minimum fine of $100 or
a maximum of $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90
days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each
and every violation shall be considered a separate violation. Any
person who is convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter
within one year of the date of a previous violation and who was fined
for the previous violation may be sentenced by the Court to an additional
fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed as a repeat
offender shall not be less than the minimum or exceed the maximum
fine provided herein, and same shall be calculated separately from
the fine imposed for the violation of this chapter.
[Amended 4-12-2006 by Ord. No. 20-2006]
