All poisonous animals, including rear-fang snakes.

Apes: chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus).

Baboons (Papio, Mandrillus).

Bears (Ursidae).

Bison (Bison).

Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).

Crocodilians (Crocodilia), 30 inches in length or more.

Constrictor snakes, six feet in length or more.

Coyotes (Canis latrans).

Deer (Cervidae), includes all members of the deer family, for example, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.

Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).

Game cocks and other fighting birds.

Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).

Hyenas (Hyanidae).

Jaguars (Felis onca).

Leopards (Felis pardus).

Lions (Felis leo).

Lynxes (Lynx).

Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).

Ostriches (Struthio).

Piranha fish (Characidae).

Pumas (Felis concolor), also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers.

Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae).

Sharks (class Chondrichthyes).

Snow leopards (Felis uncia).

Tigers (Felis tigris).

Wolves (Canis lupus).

Their location conforms to the provision of this chapter.

All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.

Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.

No person lives or resides within 100 feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept and no animal shelter or quarters shall be used or located closer than 100 feet to any property line.

Not more than two horses or ponies (including the newborn of both) may be kept on a lot of one acre, which area shall include the dwelling thereon, with the right to increase this number at the rate of one additional horse or pony for each additional 10,000 square feet.

A barn or shelter shall be provided for any horses or ponies kept on the premises, which shall be located in the rear or side of the property provided the structure is setback at least 10 feet from the front facade line of the principal structure and is not closer than 35 feet from the dwelling on the lot upon which it is constructed and there shall be a minimum side yard on each side thereof of at least 50 feet.

The lot upon which the horses are maintained shall be enclosed by a fence which shall be constructed of such materials and in such manner as to prevent their escaping therefrom, the suitability of construction of which shall be approved by the Construction Official upon submission of a plan for same. Such fence shall be a minimum of four feet in height and a maximum of six feet in height. Possible types of construction can be four board fence, nailed from the inside, said boards to be at least one inch by six inches; post and rail; pipe; PVC; high tensile wire; polywire; electroplastic tape or any other material on the market for horse containment. It should be aesthetically compatible to the character of the development in the areas where it is to be located. And such fences shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the side property lines.

All feed for the horses or ponies shall be stored in rodent proof containers.

All manure on the premises shall be handled and stored in such a manner that it doesn't create a health hazard or a public nuisance. Manure must be collected and maintained in a sanitary manner so as to prevent offensive odors, fly breeding or other nuisances. The manure disposal area must have an above ground retainment area located at least 50 feet from property line and no closer than 100 feet from any existing residential purpose permanent structure, attached garage, swimming pool, tennis court or patio located on an adjacent property.

Each horse shall be provided with 800 square feet of corral space and 400 square feet for each additional horse. The roofed stable or shelter shall contain at least 100 square feet for stall space per animal.

Deviation from the above dimensional requirements shall be the subject of a variance proceeding before the Land Development Board of the Township. The requisite proof of the variance shall be based upon topographic conditions with the proof of showing that reduction of the dimensional requirements can be made without substantial detriment to adjacent properties. Topographic conditions such as but not limited to the following type of conditions to be considered: soil type, character of adjacent properties; size of adjacent properties; the distance of adjacent residential structures and accessory buildings from the property in question; foliage, existing and proposed, both on site and on adjacent properties; the type of stable, pen, corral, fences, and/or other structures proposed for keeping, stabling and containment of the animals; the type of waste management disposal plan.

Any property that, on the effective date of this chapter, was being used for the maintenance of horses and ponies upon said property (including a barn, stable or run-in shelter thereon) may continue to be used for such purposes by the then current occupants or owners and subsequent occupants or owners for such purposes provided the activity has not been deemed abandoned and the activity conforms with all applicable health standards and those provisions that pertain to sanitation or public nuisances thereon (paragraphs c4 and 5 above).

As long as the existing private residential dwelling is an occupied dwelling and subject to other provisions of this section, the boarding and use of horses, including, but not limited to, training, horseback riding, equestrian sports and breeding, on private property shall be allowed as a permitted use as provided herein, in the RR, AR, AP, FA, FB, FC, RD, RC and I Zoning Districts, regardless of whether the dwelling is owner-occupied or tenant-occupied. It is the Township's intent that these activities are further protected and qualify under the Right to Farm Act.[1]