Morristown, New Jersey

§ 5-1.2 Dog license and registration tag required.

a. In accordance with and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., a valid license and registration tag from the Department of Code Enforcement, Division of Health shall be required for:

1. Any dog of licensing age which is acquired, owned, or kept within the Town of Morristown for more than 10 days by any person.

2. Any dog licensed by another state and kept within the Town of Morristown for more than 90 days.

§ 5-1.4 License expiration; fees; fee exemption.

a. Dog licenses and corresponding registration tags issued under the provisions of the Article shall be valid for a period of 12 months or three years commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year.

b. Dog license fees shall be as follows:

§ 5-5.2 Cat license and registration tag required; display; transferability.

a. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Department of Code Enforcement, Division of Health a license and official registration tag with license number, or a registration tag, or a registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept and harbored, and shall place upon such cat a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto.

§ 5-5.4 License expiration, fees.

a. Cat licenses and corresponding registration tags issued under the provisions of the Article shall be valid for 12 months or three years commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year.

b. Cat license fees shall be as follows:

§ 5-9 LICENSURE OF KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS, AND POUNDS.

§ 5-9.1 Definitions.

Words and phrases as used in this article shall have the following meanings:

KENNEL

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

§ 5-9.2 License required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Department of Code Enforcement, Division of Health for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

§ 5-9.3 Hearing; action by Town Council.

An application for a license shall come up for a public hearing and action before the Town Council. In considering the application, the Council shall take into consideration the suitability and availability of the place for which the license is sought.

§ 5-9.4 Transferability; display.

a. Licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

b. Licenses shall be displayed in a public view, unobstructed, and at eye-level near the public entrance of the establishment.

§ 5-9.5 License application; conditions to be met for license.

a. Applications for a dog license shall be made on forms promulgated by the Department of Code Enforcement, Division of Health.

b. No initial license shall be issued nor shall a license be renewed without the owner providing the following:

1. Approval from the Town Council for any initial license pursuant to Subsection 5-9.3.

2. Evidence of a sanitary inspection for the establishment to be licensed having been performed by the Department of Code Enforcement, Division of Health within 12 months from the date of renewal;

3. Evidence of veterinary supervision of the establishment to be licensed on a form promulgated by the NJ Department of Health; and

4. Evidence of an inspection of the establishment to be licensed having been performed by the Town Fire Prevention Official within 12 months from the date of renewal.

§ 5-9.6 License expiration; fees.

a. Licenses issued under the provisions of the Article shall be valid for 12 months commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year. License fees shall not be prorated.

b. License fees shall be as follows:

§ 5-9.7 Revocation of licenses; hearing; compliance required.

a. The Town Health Officer or his designee may revoke, suspend, or cancel licenses issued under this section at any time and summarily order the licensed establishment closed when, in the opinion of the Health Officer or his designee, such action is necessary to abate an existing or threatened menace to public health. Immediate closure shall be in addition to and shall supplement any other penalty or remedy that may be authorized by N.J.A.C. 8:23A-1.1 et seq., as the same may be from time to time amended and supplemented. A person, firm, or corporation whose license has been revoked, suspended, or cancelled shall close the establishment and request all patrons to vacate the premises.

b. The licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Town Council within a reasonable time which is not to exceed 15 days for the purpose of seeking reinstatement of a revoked, suspended, or canceled license. Written notice of the time and place of such a hearing shall be served upon the licensee at least three days prior to the date set for such hearing. Such notice shall contain a brief statement of the grounds to be relied upon for revoking, cancelling, or suspending such license. Notice may be given either by personal delivery thereof to the person to be notified or be deposited in the United States Post Office in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to such person to be notified at the business address appearing upon such license.

c. At the hearing before the Town Council, the licensee shall have an opportunity to answer and may thereafter be heard, and upon due consideration and deliberation by the Town Council, the complaint may be dismissed, or if the Town Council concludes that the charges have been sustained and substantiated, it may deny reinstatement of the license and stipulate the conditions required for reinstatement of the license.

d. If any such license shall have been revoked, neither the holder thereof nor any person acting for him, directly or indirectly, shall be entitled to another license to carry on the same business within the Town of Morristown, unless the application for such license shall be approved by the Town Council.