Hamburg, New Jersey

§ 70-3 Licensing requirements.

A. Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own, keep, or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Clerk of the municipality, or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license cats in the municipality in which he/she resides, a license and official registration tag with license number, or a registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept, or harbored, and shall place upon such cat a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying license number shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

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G. License fee schedule. Commencing January 1, 2020, a license shall be issued after payment of the fee of $15 for each unneutered cat and $12 for each neutered cat. Commencing January 1, 2021, a license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $19 for each unneutered cat and $16 for each neutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required within the time period specified in this section will be subject to a delinquent fee of $5 per month.

§ 70-6 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

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KENNEL

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

§ 70-7 Licensing requirements.

A. License required; compliance with article.

(1) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog, within the Borough, without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Clerk or Animal Control Officer, upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

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H. Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pound.

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

(2) The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the local Board of Health and planning/zoning board, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

(3) All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained. Such license shall expire on the last day of June of each year and shall be subject to revocation by the Borough on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the local Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the local Board of Health in accordance with the statutes providing for such hearings.

(4) Any such person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by him/her and kept at such establishments. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

(5) One female dog in breeding purposes may be kept by not more than one person for each family household without obtaining a kennel license for not more than one litter per year, and further provided that the pups from such breeding shall be sold or disposed of after seven months of age, unless kept as licensed dogs, and that the female dog kept for breeding purposes must be registered as a breed bitch each year when the license for the dog is obtained.

(6) The fees for kennels and pet shops shall be as listed in § 70-8B and C and shall be paid with the application.

(7) No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off premises except on a leash or in a crate or other safe control.

I. List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds. The 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.

§ 70-8 Establishment and disposition of fees.

A. License fee schedule. Commencing January 1, 2020, a license shall be issued after payment of the fee of $15 for each unneutered dog and $12 for each neutered dog, and commencing January 1, 2021, a license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $19 for each unneutered dog and $16 for each neutered dog, with $1.20 thereof being allocated to the registration tag. The $1.20 registration tag fee will be forwarded within 30 days after collection to the State Department of Health as required by law. No fee shall be charged for a license issued to cover a dog used as a guide for a blind person. Persons applying for a license hereunder after February 1 of each calendar year shall pay a late fee of $5 per month, per license applied for. Persons applying for a replacement tag shall pay a fee of $2.

B. Kennel fees. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10 and for more than 10 dogs $25