Cliffside Park, New Jersey

§ 7-1.2 Annual License.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in the borough shall annually in January apply for and procure from the borough clerk a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog a harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 7-1.3 Fee.

The person applying for a license and registration tag shall pay the fee of eighteen ($18.00) dollars for each dog license if the animal is spayed or neutered. If the animal is not spayed or neutered the license and registration fee will be twenty-one ($21.00) dollars. The Council reserves the right to adjust the licensing fees by resolution.

§ 7-2 ESTABLISHMENTS FOR DOGS.

§ 7-2.1 Definitions.

As used in this section:

a. Kennel shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs, or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

b. Owner when applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall include every person having a right to property in such dog, and every person who harbors or has such dog in his keeping.

§ 7-2.2 License for Kennels.

No kennel, pet shop, pound or shelter shall be located, established or maintained in the borough unless the person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, pound or shelter shall apply to and obtain from the borough clerk a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

Any person holding such license shall not be required to procure individual licenses for dogs owned by the licensee and kept at such establishment.

§ 7-2.3 Contents of Application.

The application for a license required by subsection 7-2.2 shall describe the premise where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose for which it is to be maintained; and shall be accompanied by written approval of the appropriate borough officers and borough Health Department, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 7-2.4 Contents of License; Expiration.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained. Such licenses shall expire annually on January 31.

§ 7-2.5 License Fees; Exceptions.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten or less dogs shall be ten ($10.00) dollars and for more than ten dogs, twenty five ($25.00) dollars. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. No fee shall be charged for a pound or shelter.

§ 7-2.6 Dogs Off Premises.

No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate of such size to assure the comfort of the animal or other safe control.

§ 7-2.7 License Revocation.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the mayor and council on recommendation of the state department of health or the borough Health Department for failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this section, of the rules and regulations of the state department of health, or the borough Health Department governing the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either the state department of health or the borough Health Department.