Spay/Neuter
Point Pleasant, New Jersey
§ 5-2 DEFINITIONS.
KENNEL shall mean any premises wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs, cats, or other domesticated animals.
§ 5-3 LICENSING AND TAGGING.
a. Any person owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of any dog six (6) months of age or older within this Borough is required each year to have the same registered with the Board of Health; there shall be attached to the collar of each dog the registration tag furnished by the Board of Health.
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f. Fees
| 1 Year | 3 Years | |
| License | $10.80 | $29.40 |
| Registration | $1.00 | $3.00 |
| State of N.J. Neutering Program | $0.20 | $0.60 |
| Total Cost | $12.00 | $33.00 |
| Surcharge for Unneutered or Unspayed Dogs | $3.00 | $9.00 |
| Total Cost with Surcharge | $15.00 | $42.00 |
§ 5-4 PERMITS; COMMERCIAL ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR ANIMAL SHELTER.
a. No person shall operate a commercial animal establishment without first obtaining a permit in compliance with this section.
b. The permit shall begin on July 1 of each year and shall run for one (1) year. Renewal applications for permits shall be made thirty (30) days prior to, and up to thirty (30) days after July 1 of each year. Application for a permit to establish a commercial animal establishment under the provisions of this Chapter may be made at any time. For the permit year starting July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999, for those commercial animal establishments which had previously complied with this Chapter and obtained a permit beginning on January 1, 1998, one-half (1/2) of the permit paid for the year beginning January 1, 1998 shall be credited toward the new permit which must be obtained so as to begin on July 1, 1998.
c. If there is a change in ownership of a commercial animal establishment, the new owner may have the current permit transferred to his name upon payment of a ten ($10.00) dollar transfer fee.
d. 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 other commercial animal establishments shall be ten ($10.00) dollars.
e. Prior to the issuance of any permits, the Borough Board of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Code Enforcement shall inspect the commercial animal establishment in order to determine that all requirements of this Chapter, and the appropriate Administrative Code Regulation, N.J.A.C. 8:23A-1.1 et seq. have been complied with.
