[Adopted 4-5-1971 as Ord. No. 325]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
owning or having the care, custody or control of any dog to permit
such dog to soil or defile or to commit any nuisance upon any sidewalk
of any public street or thoroughfare or in or upon any public building
or any approach to such building from the street or in or upon any
public park, public playground or school playground, or in or upon
the property of persons other than the owner, person or persons owning
or having the care, custody or control of such dog; provided, however,
that for the purpose of this section of this article, the above-mentioned
restrictions shall not apply to that portion of the street lying between
the curblines which shall be used to curb said dog.
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog
shall suffer or permit it to be upon the public streets or in any
of the public places of the Township of Rochelle Park unless such
dog is accompanied by a person who is capable of controlling the dog
and who has the dog securely confined and controlled by a leash.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any
dog which habitually barks or cries between the hours of 5:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m.
No person shall leave a dog unattended which
habitually barks or cries, and no person shall keep, harbor or maintain
a dog which habitually barks or cries while unattended.
[Amended 4-20-1981 by Ord. No. 446; 11-15-1982 by Ord. No. 463; 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 519]
Any person who violates or refuses to comply
with the regulations of this article shall be liable for a first offense
to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $25. For a second offense,
the fine shall be not less than $25 nor more than $100. For a third
offense, a court appearance shall be required before the Judge of
the Municipal Court of the Township of Rochelle Park, and a fine shall
be imposed not to exceed $200.
[Added 11-15-1982 by Ord. No. 463]
A mandatory court appearance shall also be required
and a fine shall be imposed not to exceed $200 by the Municipal Judge
for a dog running at large who attacks someone.
[Added 4-17-1996 by Ord. No. 719]
A.
The Township of Rochelle Park hereby adopts by reference
P.L. 1994, c. 187, N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 through 4:19-37. Should a dog
be considered vicious or potentially dangerous, the Municipal Court
shall determine if, in fact, the dog is vicious or potentially dangerous.
B.
N.J.S.A. 4:19-36 is enacted relating to any specific
breed of dog and its viciousness and potential danger.
