{"id":671,"date":"2018-12-07T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/?p=671"},"modified":"2018-12-07T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:15:00","slug":"no-teaneck-is-not-legalizing-dog-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/teaneck\/ordinances\/no-teaneck-is-not-legalizing-dog-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Teaneck is NOT legalizing dog fighting….."},"content":{"rendered":"

But we ARE working to clean up our code, which contains a lot of anachronistic, unconstitutional<\/a> and irrelevant provisions.<\/p>\n

This Monday<\/a>, the Township will hear the first reading on Ordinances 32-2018<\/a> and 33-2018<\/a>, which repeal\u00a0 21 sections of the code.<\/p>\n

Some of the sections being contemplated for removal are clearly unconstitutional (e.g. 26-17 not wearing clothing of the opposite sex<\/a> or 26-22 using profane language<\/a>), some are being removed because the State of NJ already has a statute covering the prohibited conduct and the town is not permitted to have it’s own rule (e.g. 26-8 prohibiting dogfighting<\/a>, which is preempted by the stronger\u00a0State felony ban on dog fighting<\/a>), some are preempted by exclusion1<\/sup> and some are up for removal just because people 60 years ago were scared of a lot of stuff corrupting the children (e.g. 26-13 ban on pinball<\/a>2<\/sup> and 5-16 kids dancing<\/a>, a la footloose).<\/p>\n

I have also listed for “council-listed” items, a discussion of re-codification of our code.<\/p>\n

In order for residents and businesses to be expected to follow our laws, they need to be able to be read and understand what is prohibited<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As always, I’ll provide updates as they arise.<\/p>\n

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  1. see State v. Crawley<\/a>\u00a0holding that the clause (N.J.S.A. 2C:1-5(d)) prohibits enactment or enforcement of any local ordinance “conflicting with any … policy of this State … whether that policy be expressed by inclusion of a provision in the code or by exclusion of that subject from the code.”<\/li>\n
  2. The NJ State Supreme Court held<\/a> that Pinball Machines were\u00a0“designed and purposefully constructed mechanical gaming devices to appeal\u00a0to, induce, lure and\u00a0encourage, the gaming instinct in the public generally and children particularly.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    But we ARE working to clean up our code, which contains a lot of anachronistic, unconstitutional and irrelevant provisions. 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