Palisades Park, New Jersey

§ 125-1 Definitions and word usage.

A. 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.

§ 125-3 License and tag required.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Board of Health 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.

§ 125-4 Fees.

A. Eight dollars per year for any sterilized dog over the age of six months, which proof of sterilization must be presented at the time of application;

B. Eleven dollars per year for any nonsterilized dog over the age of six months; or

C. In addition, three-year licenses shall be available at a cost of $22 covering a three-year period for any sterilized dog over the age of six months, which proof of sterilization must be presented at time of application, and three-year licenses shall be available at a cost of $32 for any nonsterilized dog over the age of six months;

§ 125-11 Application for kennel, pet shop or pound license.

The application for a license for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound 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 Health Officer of the Board of Health of the Borough, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 125-12 Term of kennel, pet shop and pound license; revocation; individual dog licenses not required; nontransferability.

A. 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 June in each year and be subject to revocation by the Mayor and Council of the Borough on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Borough for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Borough governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Borough.

§ 125-13 Fees for kennels and pet shops.

The annual license fee for 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 for a shelter or pound.

§ 125-14 Leashing at kennels, pet shops and pounds required.

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.

§ 125-28 Display of license number required; nontransferability.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Clerk of the municipality or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license an 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 license number shall include but are not limited to breakaway or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

§ 125-34 License fee schedule.

A. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $11 for each nonsterilized cat and $8 for each sterilized cat.

B. In addition, three-year licenses shall be available at a cost of $22 covering a three-year period for any sterilized cat, which proof of sterilization must be presented at time of application, and three-year licenses shall be available at a cost of $32 for any nonsterilized cat.