Spotswood, New Jersey

§ 46-1 Definitions.

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

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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.

§ 46-2 Licensing provisions.

A. License, when required.

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

(a) A dog or cat owned, harbored or kept within the Borough by a resident of the Borough on the first day of January of any calendar year.

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

(c) A dog or cat attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

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

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

§ 46-3 Pet shops, kennels, shelters, pounds.

A. License required. A person who keeps, operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Clerk for a license; (s)he shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs (s)he owns and keeps at such establishment; and his/her licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or to different premises.

B. Application information. The application shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.

(2) The street address where the establishment is located, or proposed to be located, together with a general description of the premises.

(3) The purposes for which the establishment is to be maintained.

(4) The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated at any one time.

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

D. 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.

E. License fees. The annual license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses shall be as set forth in § 91-6 of Chapter 91, Fees.

F. Compliance with state regulations.

(1) 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.

(2) A 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.

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

H. Control of dogs off premises. 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.

§ 46-16 License required.

A. License requirement.

(1) No person shall own, keep or harbor any cat within the Borough of Spotswood without first obtaining a license therefor to be issued by the Borough Clerk upon application by the person owning, keeping or harboring the cat and upon payment of the prescribed fee. Any person who owns, keeps or harbors a cat shall, in the month of January and renewal thereof shall expire on January 31, the following year, apply for and receive from the Borough Clerk a license and official metal registration tag for each cat owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such cat a collar with the registration tag securely fastened thereto. The owner of any newly acquired cat of licensing age or of any cat which attains licensing age shall make application for a license and registration tag for that cat within 10 days of acquiring the cat or of the cat attaining licensing age. Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Borough of Spotswood any cat licensed in another state for the current year bearing a registration tag, and who shall keep the cat within the Borough for a period of more than 90 days, shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for that cat. Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Borough any unlicensed cat and who shall keep the cat within the Borough for more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for that cat.

§ 91-6 Licenses.