The Township of East Brunswick was established in 1860. Since January 1, 1965, the
& 75-5 CONSTRUCTION CODES, UNIFORM
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& 75-5 CONSTRUCTION CODES, UNIFORM & 75-5 & 75-5. Waiver of Building Permit Fees. [Added 11-8-99 by Ord. No. 99-44] A. No person shall be charged a construction permit surcharge fee or enforcing agency fee for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement designed and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by disabled persons to an existing single family attached or detached residential structure, or a two family residential structure or any of the facilities contained therein.
B. A disabled person, or a parent or sibling of a disabled person, shall not be required to pay any municipal fee or charge in order to secure a construction permit for any construction, re- construction, alteration or improvement which promotes accessibility to his or her own living unit. C. For the purposes of this section, “disabled person” means a person who has a total and permanent inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, including blindness, and shall include, but not be limited to, any resident of the State of New Jersey who is disabled pursuant to the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.§ 416), or the federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq.), or is rated as having a 60% disability or higher pursuant to any federal law administered by the United States Veterans’ Act. For purposes of this paragraph “blindness” means central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. 7517 2000
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1-79 Editor's Note: Form er Ch. 78, Contractors, Building, adopted 6-25-73 as Ord. No. 73-61-H as Sec. 16-7 1 of the Revised General Ordinances, was repealed 8-21-78 by Ord. No. 78-45, said repeal to be effective 9-3- 78. Ord. No. 78-74, adopted 10-9-78, extended the effective date of the repeal to coincide with the date that the state governm ent is prepared to im plem ent the New W arranty and Builders' Registration Act (Chapter 467 of the Laws of 1977).
DOGS AND CATS Chapter 83 DOGS AND CATS & 83-1. Definitions. & 83-2. License required. & 83-3. License application. & 83-4. Deadline for making application. & 83-5. Application fees. & 83-6. Expiration date of license. & 83-7. Exemption from fee for certain dogs. & 83-8. Vaccination required. & 83-9. Vaccination procedure. & 83-10. Dogs and cats not required to be vaccinated. & 83-11. Certificate of vaccination. & 83-12. Certificate of vaccination required prior to issuance of license. & 83-13. Fees for shots at municipal clinic. [Deleted 4-14-80 by Ord. No. 80-239] & 83-14. Regulations for dogs and cats. & 83-15. Investigation of complaints against dogs or cats; report of findings. [Amended 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] & 83-16. Hearing on complaint of vicious dog or cat; notice to owner. & 83-17. Confinement of dogs or cats found to be vicious. & 83-18. Impoundment of certain dogs and cats. & 83-19. Destruction of certain dogs and cats. & 83-20. Notice of seizure. 8301
3-00 & 83-1 EAST BRUNSWICK CODE & 83-1 & 83-21. Disposition of impounded dogs and cats. & 83-22. Fee for picking up dogs and cats. & 83-23. Quarantining of certain dogs and cats authorized. & 83-24. Examination of quarantined dogs and cats. & 83-25. Release from quarantine. & 83-26. General quarantine. & 83-27. Enforcement official designated. & 83-28. Access to premises. & 83-29. Interference with enforcement prohibited. & 83-30. Owner responsible for curbing dog. & 83-31. Kennels. & 83-32. Use of Animal Control Officer Out of Town. & 83-33. Violation and penalties [HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of East Brunswick 2-28-66 as Ord. No. 66-39 and as Ch. IX of the Revised General Ordinances. Section 83-30 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable; Section 83-31 added 1-28-80 by Ord. No. 80-209; Amended to include cats 12-10-90 by Ord. No. 90-67] GENERAL REFERENCES Administration of government - See Ch. 3. Noise - See Ch. 147. Public health nuisances - See Ch. 150. Parks - See Ch. 158.
As used in this chapter 83-1et seq., the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ANIM AL CONTROL O FFICER - a certified municipal animal control officer or, in the absence or unavailability of such an officer, the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality or his/her designee. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] 8302
1-09 & 83-1 DOGS AND CATS & 83-2 DEPARTM ENT - the New Jersey Department of Health. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] DOG - any dog or dog hybrid. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] DOM ESTIC ANIM AL- means any cat, dog, or livestock other than poultry. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] LICENSING AGE - any dog or cat which has attained the age of seven (7) months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth. OW NER - when applied to the proprietorship of a dog or cat, means every person having a right of property in any dog or cat and every person who has a dog or cat in his custody and any person exercising control over a dog or cat or permitting a dog or cat to remain on the premises under his control, or any person providing regular care for any dog or cat when there is no other known owner. [Amended 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31; 12-10-07 by Ord. No. 07-29]
dangerous by a municipal court pursuant to &83-16.III. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] VICIOUS CAT - means any cat which has attacked or bitten any human being without provocation. [Amended 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] VICIOUS DOG - means any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious by a municipal court pursuant to &83-16.II. [Amended 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] & 83-2. License required. [Amended 12-10-90 by Ord. No. 90-67; 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] A. Licenses shall be required for the following dogs or cats of licensing age: (1) Any dog or cat owned and kept within the township on the first day of January of any calendar year. (2)
Any dog or cat acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the township for more than ten (10) days after acquisition. (3) Any dog or cat attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year. (4) Any unlicensed dog or cat brought into the township by any person and kept within the township for more than ten (10) days. (5)
Any dog or cat, licensed by another state, brought into the township by any person and kept within the township for more than ninety (90) days. (6) Any dog that the municipal court declares to be potentially dangerous. [Added 7- 12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] B. Only one (1) license and registration tag shall be required in any licensing year for any dog or cat owned in New Jersey, and the license and tag issued by any other municipality of this state shall be accepted by the township as evidence of compliance with this chapter. 8303
1-09 & 83-3 EAST BRUNSWICK CODE & 83-5 & 83-3. License application. [Amended 9-10-79 by Ord. No. 79-167; 12-10-90 by Ord. No. 90-67; 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31; 12-10-07 by Ord. No. 07-29] A. Each application for a dog or cat license shall be made to the East Brunswick Collector of Revenue and shall give the following information: (1) A general description of the dog or cat sought to be licensed, including breed, sex, age, color and markings, and whether the dog or cat is of a long-or short-haired variety.
(2) Name, street and post office address of the owner of the dog or cat and the person who shall keep the dog or cat if other than the owner. B. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order in which they are received. [Amended 12-10-07 by Ord. No. 07-29] C. The township shall: (1) issue a potentially dangerous dog registration number and red identification tag along with a municipal potentially dangerous dog license upon a demonstration of sufficient evidence by the owner to the Animal Control Officer that he has complied with the court’s orders. The last three digits of each potentially dangerous dog registration number issued by the township will be the three number code assigned to the municipality in the regulations promulgated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-33. The Animal Control Officer shall verify in writing, compliance to the Collector of Revenue to license dogs in the municipality. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] (2) publicize a telephone number for reporting violations of this act. This telephone number shall be forwarded to the department and any changes in this number shall be reported immediately to the department. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31]
Applications for licenses for dogs or cats which are required to be licensed by the provisions of & 83-2A(1) shall be made before the first day of April of each year. In all other cases, the application for a license shall be made within ten (10) days of the date upon which the dog or cat in question first becomes subject to the provisions of this section.
The person applying for the license shall pay a fee of $15.20 for each dog or cat, annually, which includes one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for any dog under Public Laws of 1983, Chapter 181. Any person applying for a license shall pay a fee of $3.00 for any dog or cat of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1917 adopted as Chapter 172 of the Laws of 1983. The same fees shall be charged for the annual renewal of each license and registration tag. There shall be a late fee of five dollars ($5.) for any license which is applied for after it is due. There shall be a charge of two dollars ($2.) 8304 1-09
& 83-5 DOGS AND CATS & 83-11 for the replacement of any license or tag. Notwithstanding the above, the fee for each potentially dangerous dog license and each renewal thereof shall be $500.00 annually in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-31. & 83-6. Expiration date of license. [Amended 12-10-07 by Ord. No. 07-29] Each dog or cat license and registration tag shall expire on the last day of March of the year following the year in which it was issued.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as "Seeing Eye dogs", dogs used to assist handicapped persons and commonly known as “service dogs”, or dogs used to assist deaf persons and commonly known as “hearing ear” dogs shall be licensed in the same manner as other dogs, except that the owner shall not be required to pay any fee.
No person shall own a dog or cat within the Township of East Brunswick unless it has been vaccinated against rabies. This includes farm cats.
Vaccinations shall be performed by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey. The vaccine used shall be from a manufacturer licensed by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. The dosage shall be as recommended by the manufacturer. All dogs and cats shall be revaccinated before the expiration of the period of time for which the vaccine used is known to be effective. & 83-10. Dogs and cats not required to be vaccinated. A. The Director of Health and Welfare may exempt any dog or cat from the provisions of && 83-8 through 83-13 if there is presented to him a certificate from a licensed veterinarian stating that it would be undesirable to vaccinate a particular dog or cat for a specified period of time because of the dog or cat's age, infirmity or other physical condition. B. No vaccination shall be required for any dog confined to a licensed kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, or veterinary hospital. & 83-11. Certificate of vaccination. The fact that a dog or cat has been vaccinated against rabies shall be evidenced by a certificate from the veterinarian performing the vaccination. The certificate shall either be on a form approved by the Director of Health and Welfare or standard immunization certificate used by the veterinarian. The certificate shall be presented to the Director of Health and Welfare within ten (10) days after each vaccination. In the case of dogs being vaccinated before being brought to the township, the certificate shall be presented to the Director of Health and Welfare within ten (10) days after the dog is brought into the township. 8305 1-09 & 83-12 EAST BRUNSWICK CODE & 83-14 & 83-12. Certificate of vaccination required prior to issuance of license. [Amended 9-10-79 by Ord. No. 79-167] No dog or cat license shall be issued until the certificate required by & 83-11 or the certificate provided for in & 83-10 is presented to the East Brunswick Collector of Revenue.
No person shall own a dog or cat in the Township of East Brunswick except in compliance with the following regulations. Cats are exempt from Section 83-14 C-G: A. Registration tags. A metal registration tag shall be issued for each dog and cat licensed. Every licensed dog and cat shall wear a collar or harness with its registration tag securely fastened to it. Elastic collars may be used on cats. B. Use of registration tags. No person, except the Animal Control Officer or a police officer in the performance of their duties, shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog or cat without the consent of the owner, or attach a registration tag to a dog or cat for which it was not issued. [Amended 11-12-73 by Ord. No. 73-39-B; 8-26-74 by Ord. No. 74-192; l-28-80 by Ord. No. 80-209] C. Disturbing the peace. No person shall own any dog which habitually barks or cries in a manner that would disturb a reasonable person, particularly between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.. Cats are exempt. D. Running at large. No person owning a dog shall permit it to run at large upon the public streets or in any public park, in any public building or in any other public place within the township, nor permit a dog to run at large upon private property without the permission of the owner. Cats are exempt. E. Leashing of dogs. No person owning a dog shall permit it to be upon the public streets or in any other public place in the township unless the dog is securely fastened to an adequate leash not more than eight (8) feet long and is accompanied by a person capable of controlling it. Cats are exempt. F. Property damage. No person owning or in control of a dog shall permit it to damage any lawn, shrubbery, flowers, grounds or other property. Cats are exempt. G. Curbing of dogs. Every person owning or in control of a dog shall be responsible for curbing it whenever the dog is on public property or property dedicated to public use. Cats are exempt. H. Public Nuisance - Cats. A cat shall be considered a public nuisance if: (1) it has no known owner or custodian, or, (2) if it has no known place of custodial care or, (3) if it damages private or public property or, (4) if it attacks lawful users or occupants of private or public property or, (5) if it causes a definable public health hazard, supported by medical and/or other documentation. [Added 12-10-90 by Ord. No. 90-67] 8306
6-91 & 83-15 DOGS AND CATS & 83-16 & 83-15. Investigation of complaints against dogs or cats; report of findings. [Amended 1-28-80 by Ord. No. 80-209; 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] It shall be the duty of the Department of Public Safety and the Animal Control Officer and/or any police officer to receive and investigate complaints against dogs or cats. If he/they have reasonable cause to believe that the dog or cat is a nuisance or poses a danger to persons or property, he/they shall issue a Township summons to the owner for appearance before the Judge of the East Brunswick Township Court. & 83-16. Hearing on complaint of vicious dog or cat; notice to owner. [Amended 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31; 3/10/03 by Ord. No. 03-05] I. The Animal Control Officer shall notify the owner of an allegedly vicious dog or cat in writing that a complaint has been made and require the owner to appear before the Municipal Court at a stated time and place for a hearing. [Amended 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] II. Dog declared vicious by municipal court; conditions. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31] A. The municipal court shall declare the dog vicious if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog: (1) killed a person or caused serious bodily injury as defined in N.J.S. 2C:11-1(b) to a person; or (2) has engaged in dog fighting activities as described in R.S. 4:22-24 and R.S. 4:22-26. B. A dog shall not be declared vicious for inflicting death or serious bodily injury as defined in N.J.S. 2C:11-1(b) upon a person if the dog was provoked. The municipality shall bear the burden of proof to demonstrate that the dog was not provoked. C. If the municipal court declares a dog to be vicious, and no appeal is made of this ruling pursuant to &83-17.1IX, the dog shall be destroyed in a humane and expeditious manner, except that no dog may be destroyed during the pendency of an appeal. III. Dog declared potentially dangerous; conditions. [Added 7-12-99 by Ord. No. 99-31; Amended 3/10/03 by Ord. No. 03-05] A. The municipal court shall declare a dog to be potentially dangerous if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog: (1) caused bodily injury as defined in N.J.S. 2C:11-1(a) to a person during an unprovoked attack, and poses a serious threat of bodily injury or death to a person; or (2) severely injured or killed another domestic animal, and (a) poses a threat of serious bodily injury or death to a person; or (b) poses a threat of death to another domestic animal; or (3) has been trained, tormented, badgered, baited or encouraged to engage in unprovoked attacks upon persons or domestic animals. 8307 3-04
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