Pitman, New Jersey

§ 5-1 DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter:

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KENNEL

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

§ 5-2.1 License; When Required.

Licenses shall be required for the following dogs of licensing age:

a. Any dog owned or kept within the Borough by a resident of the Borough on the first day of January of any calendar year.

b. Any dog acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days after acquisition.

c. Any dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

d. Any unlicensed dog brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days.

e. Any dog licensed by another state brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than 90 days.

§ 5-2.6 License Fees.

a. Annual. The person applying for a license shall pay a local annual license fee as set forth below for each dog. In addition thereto, the applicant shall pay all mandated State fees set forth below which shall be transmitted by the Borough to the State of New Jersey as required by law including, but not necessarily limited to, an annual registration fee, N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3, an annual fee to be placed in the Pilot Clinic Fund, N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3c., and, if proof of permanent alteration of reproductive capacity of a dog of reproductive age is not produced, an annual fee for the Animal Population Control Fund, N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3b. The same fees shall be charged for annual renewal of each license.

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

§ 5-5.1 License Required.

Any person who keeps, 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 each establishment. 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.

§ 5-5.2 Application Information.

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 each establishment at any one time.

§ 5-5.3 Approval of Health Officer.

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

§ 5-5.4 License Term.

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 of each year.

§ 5-5.5 License Fees.

The annual license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses shall be as follows:

§ 5-5.6 Compliance with State Regulations.

All licenses 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 the rules and regulations of the State Department or the Borough Board of Health, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health.

Any 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 kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, the preservation of sanitation therein and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.

§ 5-5.7 Report to State Health Department.

The Borough Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within 30 days after the license are issued, which list include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.

§ 5-5.8 Control of Dogs Off Premises.

No dogs 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.

§ 5-14.2 License Required.

No person shall own, harbor or maintain a cat more than six months of age in the Borough unless such owner shall have obtained a valid license for such cat.

§ 5-14.4 Fees.

The annual license fee for each cat over six months of age shall be as follows:

a. For each cat which has been spayed or neutered: $5, except where the owner is 65 years of age or older: $2. The owner must submit proof of spaying or neutering at the time of applying for the license in order to qualify for the license fee herein provided. All moneys collected shall be deposited in the Borough current accounts and shall become the general property of the Borough.

b. For each cat which has not been spayed or neutered: $8, except where the owner is 65 years of age or older: $4.