Little Ferry, New Jersey

§ 5-1 DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter:

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KENNEL

Shall mean any establishment where the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 5-2.1 License Required.

A license shall be required for any dog over six (6) months old, either male or female, owned or kept within the Borough.

§ 5-2.7 Fees.

There shall be an annual licensing fee of twenty-one ($21.00) dollars and an annual registration fee of one dollar and twenty ($1.20) cents for each dog. Moreover, pursuant to the Animal Population Control Program, there will be an additional three ($3.00) dollars on all licenses issued for nonspayed and nonneutered dogs. The annual license fee for potentially dangerous dogs as determined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-31 et seq. shall be seven hundred ($700.00) dollars.

§ 5-3 PET SHOPS, KENNELS, SHELTERS AND POUNDS.

§ 5-3.1 License Required.

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

§ 5-3.2 Application.

The application shall contain the following information:

a. The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.

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

c. The purposes for which it is to be maintained.

d. The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated by such establishment at any one time.

§ 5-3.3 Approval of Health Officer.

No license shall be issued until the applicant submits a written statement from the Health Officer that the establishment or proposed establishment complies with local and State rules governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

§ 5-3.4 Term of License.

Each license issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and shall expire on the last day of January of each year.

§ 5-3.5 Fees.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or less dogs shall be ten ($10.00) dollars and for more than ten (10) dogs twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 5-3.6 Compliance with State Regulations.

a. Each license issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the Borough Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health for failure to comply with their rules and regulations, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Board of Health.

b. A person holding a license to establish, keep or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with all Borough ordinances and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of such establishments, the preservation of sanitation therein and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.

§ 5-3.7 Reports to the State Health Department.

The Borough Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds within thirty (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.

§ 5-3.8 Control of Dogs Off Premises.

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