Services to be provided by the contractor within the jurisdiction of Buena Vista Township shall include but not be limited to the following: A. All services performed under this contract shall conform to the Federal and State requirements in effect at the time of the contract-specifically N.J.S.A. 4:19, 4:22 and 8:23A. B. Vendor must have at least (3) years field experience as an Animal Control Officer. C. Vendor must hold a New Jersey Animal Control Officer Certification along with their Animal Cruelty Investigators Certification and proof of same must be submitted with proposal. Vendor must also list any additional staff workers and their certifications. D. Vendor must establish proper trap-neuter-return (TNR) techniques for free-roaming and feral cat colonies. E. The Vendor shall proactively patrol the streets and neighborhoods of the municipality for lost, stray and free roaming animals. F. The Vendor shall receive and respond to all communications from authorized Township personnel New Jersey State Police and Buena Vista Township residents/property owners. The contractor shall complete, within three (3) hours of receipt of said communications, apprehend by proper means, all stray animals, injured animals and/or animals running at large (immediately) and shall transport them, at the contractor’s expense, to the Atlantic County Animal Shelter. The contractor shall immediately contact the owners of those animals apprehended that have identification.
