Borough of Westwood, NJ Article III Guard Dogs

[Adopted 5-27-1975 by Ord. No. 750]

§ 99-23 Notification of presence required. [1]

All premises within the Borough of Westwood using attack and guard dogs shall notify the Westwood Volunteer Fire Department and the Westwood Police Department of the presence of the dogs for attack and guard purposes upon said premises.

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 65-1, Purpose, which immediately preceded this section, was repealed 8-19-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12.

§ 99-24 Posting of signs.

All said premises using attack and guard dogs shall post signs on all doors which can be used as entrances from the outside, stating the following:

A. That guard dogs are on the premises.

B. A phone number of a guard dog service or the owner of said guard dog which has responsibility of and can control or contain said dog.

§ 99-25 Availability of owner or service.

The phone number mentioned in § 99-24B of this article shall be that of a guard dog service or the owner of said guard dog, who shall be available on a twenty-four-hour basis and shall be able to respond within 1/2 hour of the firefighters' call to secure the animal.

§ 99-26 Dogs off guarded premises.

Any individual and/or corporation or other association who has actual or constructive custody of any attack or guard dogs pursuant to this article while not actually upon the premises to be guarded, and while said dogs are within the Borough of Westwood, shall have these dogs muzzled and leashed at all times.

§ 99-27 Violations and penalties. [1]

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Westwood.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).