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THE TOWNSHIP OF EWING
COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY
ORDINANCE NO. ________
1st Reading _________________ Date to Mayor _________________
2nd Reading &
Public Hearing _________________ Date Returned _________________
Date Adopted: Date Resubmitted to Council ___________
_______________________________ Approved as to Form of Legality
Effective Date:
_______________________________
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF EWINGIN THE COUNTY OF MERCER AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 36 "OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES" ARTICLE III "PUBLIC OFFICERS" TO CREATE THE TITLE OF "ANIMAL CRUELTY
INVESTIGATOR"
First Reading
MEMBER AYE NAY ABS NV RES SEC
Murphy
Apai
Steinmann
Wollert
Summiel
Second Reading
MEMBER AYE NAY ABS NV RES SEC
Murphy
Apai
Steinmann
Wollert
Summiel
By ____________________________Date _____________Accepted ______Rejected ______
Mayor
Reconsidered
By Council _________________________________Override Vote YEA ______NAY _____
__________________________________ _________________________________
President of the Council Municipal Clerk
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TOWNSHIP OF EWING
ORDINANCE NO. _________
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF EWING IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER AMENDING ANDSUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 36 "OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES" ARTICLE III "PUBLICOFFICERS" TO CREATE THE TITLE OF "ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR"
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of
Ewing that Chapter 36, entitled Officers and Employees, Article III, entitled Public Officersof the Ewing Township Code is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Section 1: Chapter 36 of the Township Code of the Township of Ewing entitled Officersand Employees is hereby amended and supplemented to add Section 36-22 entitled Animal
Cruelty Investigator which shall provide as follows:
36-22. Animal Cruelty Investigator.
A. Position Created. There is hereby created within the Township of Ewing, the position of
Animal Cruelty Investigator.
B. Appointment and Term of Office. The Animal Cruelty Investigator shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Township Council, and shall serve aterm of office of three (3) years, commencing on January 1 of the year of appointment
and ending on December 31 of the third year or until a successor shall be appointed andqualified.
C. Duties. The duties of the Animal Cruelty Investigator shall include but not be limited tothe following:
1. Enforce all laws and ordinances enacted for the protection of animals, includingbut not limited to, animal control, animal welfare and animal cruelty laws of the
State of New Jersey and local ordinances.
2. Conduct investigations and initiate and prosecute complaints and/or violations ofanimal control, animal welfare or animal cruelty laws of the State of New Jersey,
as well as local ordinances.
3. Engage in the apprehension and arrest and detection of offenders who have
violated animal control, animal welfare and animal cruelty laws of the State of
New Jersey as well as local ordinances.
4. Working in consultation and cooperation with the Township of Ewing Police
Department, the Chief Animal Control Officers and other animal crueltyinvestigators under the direction of the Chief Animal Control Officer as well as
the Business Administrator when applicable, and when necessary cooperatively
determining whether probable cause exists for the application and issuance of a
search or arrest warrant and implementing same.
D. Qualifications. To be appointed to the position of Animal Cruelty Investigator a person
must hold a certified animal control officer certificate from the State of New Jersey andhave and maintain the New Jersey State Animal Cruelty Investigators Certification
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16a.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect after final passage and publication according to
law.
STATEMENT
This Ordinance establishes the position of Animal Cruelty Investigator.
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