Elizabeth, New Jersey

6.04.010 Definitions.

The following words defined in this section shall have the meaning indicated in this section for the purposes of interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:

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

6.04.020 – License and registration required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the city without registering and obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the central license bureau upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee. No person shall keep or harbor any dog in the city except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

6.04.050 – License fees—Expiration date.

The person applying for the license and registration tag for a dog shall pay an annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for nonspayed or nonneutered dogs and eight dollars ($8.00) for spayed or neutered dogs and also the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for the registration tag for each dog, and for each annual renewal the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license tag. The fees shall become effective with the licensing period beginning February 1st, 1995; and the licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January of the following year. The fees shall be turned over to the city treasurer for general revenue purposes.

6.04.100 – Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds—License required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the central license bureau for a license entitling him or her to keep or operate such establishment.

6.04.110 – Application procedure.

The application shall describe the premises 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 the written approval of the dog warden of the city showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

6.04.120 – Application information—Expiration date.

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 the last day of January of the following year.

6.04.130 – Establishments exempted from individual licensing requirements.

Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

6.04.140 – Kennels and pet shops—Fees.

A. There shall be a license required annually to operate a kennel in the city of Elizabeth. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or less dogs shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and for a kennel providing accommodations for more than ten (10) dogs, the annual license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).

B. There shall be a license required annually to operate a pet shop in the city of Elizabeth. The license fee for a pet shop shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00). There shall be an additional annual license fee for dogs kenneled for sale on the pet shop premises as follows:

6.04.390 – Spaying and neutering of animals.

A. All animals adopted from the city shelter must be spayed or neutered within thirty (30) days after the date of adoption by a licensed veterinarian. Any animal that is less than four (4) months at the time of its adoption, must be spayed or neutered within thirty (30) days of the animal reaching four (4) months of age.

B. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section will result in a summons being issued with the following minimum monetary penalties:

(1) 1 ^st offense: $250.00

(2) 2 ^nd offense and any additional offenses: $500.00