Bergenfield prohibits keeping native New Jersey wildlife and imposes special caging and fencing requirements on permitted exotic pets.
Bergenfield's animal code prohibits keeping wildlife native to the State of New Jersey except by persons licensed as wildlife rehabilitators by the New Jersey Department of Fish, Wildlife and Game. The borough specifically lists hoofed mammals, bears, wolves, mountain lions, bobcats, foxes, and coyotes as prohibited species, and the rehabilitation of any bird species is prohibited within the borough. Persons licensed by NJDEP to keep exotic wildlife may be subject to additional Board of Health requirements. Where caged exotics are permitted, the property must be fenced with a locking gate or the cages must be reinforced with secondary wire mesh to prevent accidental bites.
Keeping native NJ wildlife such as foxes or bobcats, housing exotic animals without secondary mesh and locking gates, or rehabilitating birds in Bergenfield.
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