The New Jersey Committee of
Safety
P.O. Box 10176
Trenton, New Jersey 08650
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[Model Ordinance]
Ordinance XX
Municipal Ordinance XX, Unacceptable Species
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Township Council of [XX Municipality]: It shall be deemed unacceptable when the Endangered Species Act, or acts or policies of the State of New Jersey or of some other group, nongovernmental organization or entity are employed to introduce or reintroduce any animal which is a threat to the public safety. It will therefore be the responsibility of the Mayor and Township Council of [XX Municipality], State of New Jersey, to take any and all measures necessary to protect the people of [XX Municipality].
Adopted and approved this XXth day of March 1998.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect March XX, 1998.
/s/ MAYOR and COUNCIL MEMBERS
ATTEST /s/ Clerk
Municipal Resolution 98-X
WHEREAS, it is a well documented and scientific fact that bears are an uncontrollable and deadly threat to man and his property; and
WHEREAS, one bear can destroy in a day many hives needed for honey and for the pollination of berry and other crops on which the livelihood of farmers, beekeepers and others depend; and
WHEREAS, bears may be used as a pretext to deny landowners the use of all or part of their property designated as bear habitat,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR and TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF [XX MUNICIPALITY],
That the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, or any other group, nongovernmental organization, or entity is in violation of Ordinance No. XX (The Unacceptable Species Ordinance) in their attempt to introduce or reintroduce bears into [XX Municipality]. Therefore, in order to perform our duty as Mayor and Council Members to protect the people of [XX Municipality] we are left with the unenviable and sad task of having to take drastic action, that of bear eradication or removal by any means possible should any bear enter [XX Municipality].
/s/ MAYOR and COUNCIL MEMBERS
ATTEST
/s/ Clerk