Bloomfield Will Keep Providing Animal Control For Maplewood

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield will continue to provide animal control services to Maplewood for another year.

During their meeting on Monday, the Bloomfield Town Council approved an interlocal agreement with Maplewood for animal control and municipal humane law enforcement officer services.

The term of services will last for a year, beginning July 1, with the option for an additional year.

Bloomfield previously inked a six-month agreement with Maplewood – as well as its neighbor, South Orange – after the St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center announced it would cease providing animal control services to 19 municipalities in the New Jersey area at the end of 2022.

As part of that deal, Bloomfield agreed to provide Maplewood with animal control services for “animal bites, sick or injured animals, potentially rabid animals, dogs running at large, and other urgent situations.”

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