Delran, New Jersey

§ 80-1 Definitions.

KENNEL

Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or cats or breeding of dogs or cats for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 80-2 Licensing.

A. License; when required. Licenses shall be required for the following dogs or cats of licensing age:

(1) Any dog or cat acquired and kept within the Township by any person on the first day of January of any calendar year.

(2) Any dog or cat acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Township for more than 10 days after acquisition.

(3) Any dog or cat attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

(4) Any unlicensed dog or cat brought into the Township by any person and kept within the Township for more than 10 days.

(5) Any dog or cat licensed by another state and brought into the Township by any person and kept within the Township for more than 90 days.

§ 150-3 Township Clerk.

A. Licenses and permits. The following fees shall be charged by the Township for services rendered or licenses or permits issued. All license and permit fees shall be annual, unless otherwise noted.

§ 80-3 Pet shops, kennels, shelters and pounds.

A. License required. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Township Council for a license entitling him or her to keep or operate such an establishment. Any person holding such a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs or cats owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

B. Application information. The application shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and the permanent and local address of the applicant.

(2) The street address where the establishment is located, or proposed to be located, together with a general description of the premises.

(3) The purposes for which it shall be maintained.

(4) The maximum number of animals to be accommodated by each establishment at any one time.

C. Approval of health officer. No license shall be issued until the proposed licensee submits a written statement from the health officer of the Board of Health that the establishment, or proposed establishment, complies with the local and state rules governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

D. License term. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on June of each year.

E. License fees. The annual license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses shall be as set forth in § 150-3A.

F. Compliance with state regulations.

(1) All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the Township Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township of Delran for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Township Board of Health, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Township Board of Health.

(2) Any person holding a license to establish, keep or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with all Township ordinances and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, the preservation of sanitation therein, and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs or cats within and from such establishments.

G. Report to State Health Department. The Township Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.

H. Control of dogs off premises. No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on a leash, in a crate or under other safe control.