Showing ordinances that apply to Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ
Ramapo College of New Jersey is an unincorporated community (population 2,200) in Bergen County, New Jersey. Because Ramapo College of New Jersey is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bergen County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The breed restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
New Jersey bans breed-specific legislation statewide under N.J.S.A. 4:19-36 (enacted 1989). No Bergen County municipality may impose breed bans. Dangerous-dog designations are strictly behavior-based under N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.
New Jersey is one of the states with an explicit statutory prohibition on breed-specific legislation — N.J.S.A. 4:19-36 expressly preempts any municipal ordinance regulating dogs based on breed. No Bergen County borough may ban pit bulls, rottweilers, or any other breed. The NJ Vicious and Potentially Dangerous Dog Act (N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq.) governs all dangerous-dog designations on a behavior-only basis: a dog may be designated potentially dangerous or vicious only after a hearing in municipal court based on specific aggressive acts. Dangerous-dog designations can require leash and muzzle restrictions, containment enclosures, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000. HOAs in private communities like Alpine and Old Tappan may still impose breed restrictions under contract law.
Municipal breed ban: unenforceable, preempted. Vicious dog violation: $500-$1,000 per incident, mandatory containment, possible euthanasia order. Failure to maintain insurance: misdemeanor.
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