South Brunswick, New Jersey

Sec. 14-1. – Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

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

Sec. 14-41. – Licensing procedure.

(a) License required. No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the township except in compliance with the provisions of this article and unless he first obtains a license and official registration tag therefor issued by the health department, upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee. All licenses shall be issued by the township clerk.

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(e) Fees; expiration of license. The person applying for the license shall pay to the clerk or other designated official a fee of $9.00 for the licensing of each dog, which shall include a surcharge of $0.20 for each dog licensed, which the licensing official shall collect and remit to the state department of health for the pilot clinic fund, and shall also pay a fee of $1.00 for the registration tag of each dog. The licensing official shall also collect an additional $3.00 for each dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered, which moneys shall be remitted to the state department of health for the animal population control fund. Each license, registration tag and renewals thereof shall expire on January 31 of each year and shall be renewed at the rates set forth in this subsection. However, if the license and registration tag are obtained on or after February 1, an additional fee of $5.00 shall be charged. If a license tag has been misplaced or lost, the licensing official may issue a duplicate license and/or registration tag for that particular dog after payment of a fee of $1.00.

Sec. 14-42. – Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.

(a) License required. A license is required for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds as follows:

(1) No kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be located, established or maintained in the township unless the person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to and obtain from the animal control officer a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

(2) No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain at any one time in the township more than five dogs of licensing age on property of less than three acres and no more than eight dogs on property of three acres or more, except in a kennel or pet shop and except dogs that are held and confined in a shelter or pound under the provisions of this section.

(3) Any person holding such license shall not be required to procure individual licenses for dogs owned by the licensee and kept at such establishment.

(b) License application information. The application for the license shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the director of health, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

(c) License contents; expiration; revocation. Contents of the license, the expiration date and grounds for revocation of the license shall be as follows:

(1) All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises. Such licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year.

(2) All such licenses shall be subject to revocation by the township council on recommendation of the state department of health or the township health department or the rules and regulations of the state department of health or the township health department governing the revocation, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by the state department of health or the township health department.

(d) License fees. The annual license fees for kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound licenses shall be as follows:

(1) Kennel accommodating ten or fewer dogs: $10.00.

(2) Kennel accommodating more than ten dogs: $25.00.

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

(f) Reports to state health department. The animal control officer shall forward to the state department of health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.

Sec. 14-87. – Licensing requirements.

(a) Display of license number. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age in the township shall annually apply for and procure from the township clerk or other official designated by the township council to license cats a license and official registration tag, with the license number or 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 thereto or displayed therein. 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.

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(g) License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $13.00 for each unneutered cat and $10.00 for each neutered 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 $5.00.