[Adopted 9-12-1977 by Ord. No. 7718]
No person owning or in charge of any dog shall
cause or allow such dog to soil, defile, defecate on or commit any
nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath,
play area, park or any places where people congregate or walk, or
upon any public property whatsoever, or upon any private property
without the permission of the owner of said property.
Any person owning or in charge of any dog which
soils, defiles, defecates on or commits any nuisance on any common
thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park or any
place where people congregate or walk, or upon any public property
whatsoever, or upon any private property without the permission of
the owner of said property shall immediately remove all feces deposited
by any such dog by any sanitary method approved by the local health
authority.
The feces removed from the aforementioned designated
area shall be disposed of by the person owning or in charge of any
such dog in accordance with the provisions of this article.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to blind persons who may use dogs as guides.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly
to keep any animal which habitually barks, howls, yelps, whines or
cries to the great discomfort of the peace and quiet of the neighborhood
or in such manner as to materially disturb or annoy persons in the
neighborhood. Such animals are hereby declared to be a public nuisance
and, pursuant to N.J.SA. 40:48-1, are also declared to be a disturbing
noise. Barking, howling, or the making of other loud noises by such
animal continually for more than 15 minutes or intermittently for
30 minutes, unless provoked, shall be deemed to disturb the peace
and to cause the annoyance and discomfort of persons in Ventnor City.
[Amended 6-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-7]
Any person owning or in charge of any dog which
defiles, defecates on or commits any nuisance on any common thoroughfare,
sidewalk, street, gutter, beach passageway, bypath, play area, park,
public school grounds, or upon any public property whatsoever, or
upon any private property without the permission of the owner of said
property, shall immediately remove feces deposited by any such dog
by any sanitary method approved by the Atlantic County Health Department,
State Department of Health, or method acceptable to the local Code
enforcement agency. Materials so removed shall be disposed of by the
person owning or in charge of any such dog through a sanitary method
such as through use of pooch scoops, small shovels or plastic sealable
bags. All such material shall be disposed of in a sealed nonabsorbent,
leakproof container. Any owner or person in charge of such dog being
walked upon any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, street, gutter, beach,
passageway, bypath, play area, park, public school grounds, or place
where people congregate, must have in their possession their cleanup
device and nonabsorbent, leakproof container.
[Amended 6-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-7]
A.Â
Any person who violates this article shall be deemed
contributing to the maintenance of a public nuisance and shall be
subject to the penalty provisions specified in this article.
B.Â
Any individual violating any of the provisions of
this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000, or sentenced
to community service within the City of Ventnor with the number of
hours not to exceed 20 hours per violation.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
