Township of Egg Harbor, NJ Chapter 167 Peace and Good Order

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Egg Harbor as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

 Dogs— See Ch. 97.

Article I Television and Radio Systems

[Adopted 8-11-1975[1]]

[1] Editor's Note: The provisions of this article are derived from Section 4-7 of Ch. IV of the former Revised Ordinances, adopted 8-11-1975, as amended.

§ 167-1 Tapping or damaging unlawful.

No person shall willfully or maliciously, without the consent of the owner thereof, tamper with, break, injure or otherwise destroy or damage in any way any of the posts, poles, cables, wires, fixtures, antennas, amplifiers or other apparatus, materials, equipment or appliances of any television coaxial cable system or microwave radio system or community antenna television system, or tap or connect, directly or indirectly, by wire or any other means whatsoever, into, to or with any such television coaxial cable system or microwave radio system or community antenna television system, so as to make use of, hear, observe or be in a position to make use of, hear, observe or to enable any other person to make use of, hear, observe or be in a position to make use of, hear or observe, for any use or purpose whatsoever, any message, picture or signal going over any such cable or system aforementioned, or to receive or enable or assist any other person to receive any unauthorized service over any cable or system aforementioned.

§ 167-2 Violations and penalties.

[Added 12-9-1987 by Ord. No. 60-1987; amended 4-12-2006 by Ord. No. 20-2006]

Violation of any provision of this article 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 article 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 article.

Article II Interfering with Police Dogs

[Adopted 7-11-1977 by Ord. No. 10-1977]

§ 167-3 Unlawful acts.

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable or kill any dog or to interfere with or meddle with any such dog while such dog is being used by the Egg Harbor Township Police Department in the performance of its duties.

§ 167-4 Violations and penalties.

[Added 12-9-1987 by Ord. No. 60-1987; amended 4-13-2006 by Ord. No. 20-2006]

Violation of any provision of this article 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 article 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 article.