Highland Park, New Jersey

§ 114-16 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 Borough Clerk a license and official registration tag with license number 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 thereof. Acceptable methods of displaying license number shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars. License tags are not transferable.

§ 114-22 License fee schedule.

A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $8 for each unneutered cat, and $5 for each neutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required within the time period specified in this article, will be subject to a delinquent fee of $15.

Article III Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds

§ 114-29 Definitions.

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

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KENNEL

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

§ 114-30 License required; exception.

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

B. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments.

§ 114-31 Application for license.

Any person who seeks to obtain a license for a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall file an application with the Borough Clerk on forms approved by the Clerk. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or proposed to be located, the purpose(s) for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Board of Health and the Zoning Officer showing compliance with local and state rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

§ 114-32 Issuance of license; renewal.

A. All licenses issued for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds shall state the name and address of the licensee, the license number, the expiration date and the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and shall contain the signature of the Borough Clerk and the seal of the Borough. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

B. All licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year. A renewal application shall be submitted to the Borough Clerk 30 days prior to the expiration date of the license.

§ 114-33 Revocation.

All licenses issued for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds shall be subject to revocation by the Borough Council upon recommendation of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services or the Borough Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulation of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services or the Borough Board of Health governing the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing either by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services or the Borough Board of Health.

§ 114-34 Fees.

The annual license fee shall be $10 for kennels providing accommodations for 10 animals or less, $25 for kennels providing accommodations for more than 10 animals, and $10 for pet shops. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or a pound. All licenses fees shall be paid at the time the application is filed with the Clerk.