Englewood requires special licensing and muzzling for dogs declared vicious or potentially dangerous, focusing on behavior rather than breed.
Englewood's Dogs chapter contains provisions for a special license for vicious and potentially dangerous dogs. Owners of dogs designated as aggressive or vicious must provide a muzzle prior to allowing the dog on any public or private property other than the owner's own property. Englewood's earlier breed-specific provisions were struck down in court for conflicting with New Jersey's Vicious and Potentially Dangerous Dog Act, so enforcement now centers on individual behavior and special licensure rather than breed bans.
Failing to obtain the special license, taking a designated vicious dog off-property without a muzzle, or violating restrictions in the special license each violate the dog ordinance.
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