Bergenfield prohibits feeding any domestic or wild animal on any property when the feeding attracts rats, mice, flies, or other vermin.
Bergenfield's animal control ordinance makes it unlawful for any person to feed any animal, domestic or wild, on any property within the borough if the feeding is causing or attracting a nuisance of rats, mice, flies, or other vermin. The rule applies on both private and public property and covers feeding of stray cats, deer, geese, squirrels, and other wildlife when the activity draws pests. Enforcement is handled through the Board of Health and Animal Control. Residents who maintain bird feeders must ensure spilled seed and droppings do not accumulate to the point of attracting rodents.
Leaving food out for stray cats, deer, or wildlife in a way that attracts rats or flies, or running poorly maintained bird feeders that draw vermin.
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