Source: https://www.ecode360.com/10210546
Timestamp: 2019-09-18 17:35:14
Document Index: 188892488

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97', '§ 97']

Borough of Haledon, NJ Vicious Dogs
Ch 97 Art V Vicious Dogs
§ 97-18 Definitions.
§ 97-19 Seizure and impoundment of dog by Animal Control Officer; grounds.
§ 97-20 Notice of seizure and impoundment; determination of identity of owner; hearing.
§ 97-21 Finding to declare a dog vicious; destruction of dog.
§ 97-22 Finding to declare a dog potentially dangerous.
§ 97-23 Potentially dangerous dog registration number, red identification tag and license; issuance; telephone number to report violation; publicity.
§ 97-24 Fee for license.
§ 97-25 Applicability.
Article V Vicious Dogs
A certified Municipal Animal Control Officer or, in the absence of such an officer, the chief law enforcement officer of the Borough, or his designee.
Any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous by a Municipal Court pursuant to this article and N.J.S.A. 4:19-23.
The Animal Control Officer shall seize and impound the dog if he finds that the dog:
Attacked a person and caused death or serious bodily injury as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1b to that person.
Caused bodily injury as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1a to a person during an unprovoked attack and poses a serious threat or harm to persons or domestic animals.
Engaged in dogfighting activities.
The Animal Control Officer, or such other person as designated by the Borough, shall notify the Municipal Court and the Borough Health Officer when a dog has been seized and impounded or that he has reasonable cause to believe there has been a violation of § 97-19 of this chapter. A reasonable effort shall be made to determine the identity of the owner. If the owner cannot be identified within seven days, the dog may be humanely destroyed.
In the event that the Animal Control Officer, or such other designee of the Borough, determines who the owner of the dog is, the person shall, within three working days, notify the owner. If the owner desires a hearing, the hearing will be conducted in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-20b.
The Municipal Court shall declare the dog vicious if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog committed any of the acts as indicated in § 97-19. If the Municipal Court declares a dog to be vicious, and no appeal is made of this ruling, the dog shall be destroyed in a humane and expeditious manner, except that no dog shall be destroyed during the pendency of an appeal.
The Municipal Court shall declare a dog to be potentially dangerous if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dog is in violation of § 97-19 of this chapter.
The Borough shall register a potentially dangerous dog by a registration number and red identification tag along with a potentially dangerous dog license upon a demonstration of sufficient evidence by the owner to the Animal Control Officer or other designated persons that he has complied with the Court's order.
The Borough shall publicize a telephone number for reporting violations of this article.
§ 97-24 Fee for license. [1]
The Borough shall charge an annual sum of $700 for a potentially dangerous dog license and each renewal thereof.