Roseland, New Jersey

§ 5-2 DEFINITIONS.

The following words and terms shall have the meanings herein indicated for the purposes of this chapter:

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

§ 5-3.1 License; When Required.

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

a. Any dog or cat 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 or cat acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Borough for more than ten (10) days after acquisition.

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

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

e. Any dog or cat licensed by another State brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than ninety (90) days.

§ 5-3.6 Fees.

The person applying for a license shall pay a fee of thirteen ($13.00) dollars for each dog that has not been neutered and ten ($10.00) dollars for each dog that has been neutered. Proof of neutering must be presented by the animal’s owner at the time of licensing. A fee of eight ($8.00) dollars shall be paid for each cat to be licensed. The same fee shall be charged for the annual renewal of each license.

§ 5-4 PET SHOPS, KENNELS, SHELTERS, POUNDS.

§ 5-4.1 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/her to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for animals owned by the licensee and kept at these establishments; these licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 5-4.2 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 animals to be accommodated by the establishment at any one time.

§ 5-4.3 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 the establishment.

§ 5-4.4 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 licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each year.

§ 5-4.5 License Fees.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.9, the annual license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses shall be as follows:

a. Kennel accommodating ten (10) or fewer animals, ten ($10.00) dollars.

b. Kennel accommodating more than ten (10) animals, twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.

§ 5–4.6 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 of the Borough for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health 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 animals within and from the establishments.

§ 5-4.8 Control of Animals Off Premises.

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