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Wildlife Feeding Ordinance

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ISSUED: 4/15/2014

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This document outlines an ordinance from the Borough of Essex Fells, NJ, prohibiting the feeding of unconfined wildlife within its territorial jurisdiction. The purpose of this article, enacted on April 15, 2014, is to safeguard public health, safety, and welfare by regulating interactions with wildlife. Key definitions include 'feed,' which encompasses placing edible material to attract wildlife (excluding legal baiting and private bird feeders), and 'wildlife,' referring to all non-human, non-domesticated animals, including unlicensed dogs or cats. The ordinance strictly prohibits feeding wildlife in public parks or any other property, with exceptions for confined animals in zoos or rehabilitation centers. Non-compliance is met with escalating financial penalties: a first offense incurs a $50 fine, a second offense $75, a third $100, and subsequent offenses $150. The Essex Fells Police Department is responsible for enforcing this regulation, and violators are subject to an immediate cease-feeding order and further penalties as detailed in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.

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--- Document: Wildlife Feeding Ordinance Document ---
Borough of Essex Fells, NJ
§ 78-15. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined wildlife on any property within
the Borough of Essex Fells, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for failure to comply.
§ 78-16. Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall
have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a
different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory:
FEED To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any edible material with the
intention of feeding, attracting or enticing wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal
taking of fish and/or game or the use of bird feeders on private property.
PERSON Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political
subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
WILDLIFE All animals that are neither human nor domesticated. "Wildlife" shall include
unlicensed dogs or cats.
§ 78-17. Prohibited conduct; penalty. [Amended 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-949]
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property within the territorial jurisdiction
of the Borough of Essex Fells, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife
confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers or unconfined wildlife at environmental education
centers). The penalty for a violation of this section shall be:
A. First offense: $50.
B. Second offense: $75.
C. Third offense: $100.
D. Fourth and subsequent offenses: $150.
§ 78-18. Enforcement.
A. This article shall be enforced by the Police Department of Essex Fells.
B. Any person found to be in violation of this article shall be ordered to cease the feeding
immediately.
§ 78-19. Violations and penalties.
Any person, firm or corporation which violates any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction, be punished as provided in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty, and each violation
of any of the provisions of this article and each day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken
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Borough of Essex Fells, NJ
§ 78-19
to be a separate and distinct offense.
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§ 78-19

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"...The penalty for a violation of this section shall be: A. First offense: $50. B. Second offense: $75. C. Third offense: $100. D. Fourth and subsequent offenses: $150...."

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