Hampton Borough, New Jersey

§ 93-1 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.

§ 93-2 Dog licensing requirements. 

A. License and metal registration tag required; placing tag on dog. Any person who shall own keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk or other official designated by the Borough Council to license dogs in the Borough in which he resides a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

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C. Fees; renewals; expiration date of licenses.

(1) The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay the fee established in the sum of $1 for the registration tag of 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 and tag. The licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on January 31 in each year.

(2) In addition to the fee charged pursuant to Subsection C(1) above, any person applying for a license and registration tag shall pay:

(a) A fee of $3 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, to be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Animal Population Control Fund.

§ 93-3 Kennel, pet shop, shelter and pound licenses.

A. Required; application; revocation; reports.

(1) Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Borough Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the Borough where such establishment is located for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the local municipal and health authorities showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation of such establishments.

(2) 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 January 31 of each year and be subject to revocation by the Borough on recommendations of the State Department of Health and Senior Services or the local Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or local Board governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or local Board except as provided in Subsection A(3) below.

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C. License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10 and for more than 10 dogs $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged to a shelter or pound.

D. Dogs not permitted off premises. No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on a leash or in a crate or other safe control.

E. List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds. The Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the Borough shall forward to the State Department of Health and Senior Services a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licenses within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and addresses of the licensees and the kind of license issued.

F. Rules and regulations for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds. The State Department of Health and Senior Services and the Borough Board of Health shall enforce rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health and Senior Services governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, to preserve sanitation therein and prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishment.