Nutley, New Jersey

§ 217-1 Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

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

§ 217-2 Annual license and registration tag.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall, in the month of April of each year, apply for and procure from the Township Clerk of the Township of Nutley 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.

§ 217-4 License and registration tag fees; disposition of fees collected.

A. The fee for a license issued in a calendar year shall be $15 for each neutered dog and $18 for each unneutered dog. The registration tags shall expire on the last day of April of each year. 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 $10. The fee for a duplicate dog license tag shall be $5. Fees for senior citizens age 65 and over shall be $12 for each neutered dog and $15 for each unneutered dog.

§ 217-11 Licensing of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound within the Township of Nutley shall apply to the Township Clerk of the Township of Nutley for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. The application therefor 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 local health and municipal authorities showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishment. Kennels, pet shops, shelter or pounds are prohibited from locating or operating out of private residences or residential homes and are prohibited in all residential zones.

§ 217-12 Contents of license; expiration and revocation.

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 the last day of January of each year and shall be subject to revocation by the municipality on recommendations of the State Department of Health and Senior Services or the local Department of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or local Department governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either said State Department or the local Department.

§ 217-13 Individual licenses not required for dogs in establishments.

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

§ 217-14 License fees for establishments.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or less 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 for a shelter or pound.

§ 217-15 Leashing while off premises of establishments.

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

§ 217-30 Licensing requirements.

A. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall, in the month of April of each year, apply for and procure from the Township Clerk of the Township of Nutley, 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 the license number shall include but are not limited to breakaway or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

§ 217-32 License fee schedule (one-year term).

A. The fee for a license issued in a calendar year shall be $15 for each neutered cat and $18 for each unneutered 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 $10.

B. Fees for senior citizens age 65 and over shall be $12 for each neutered cat and $15 for each unneutered 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 $10.