Stafford, New Jersey

§ 60-1 Definitions.

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

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KENNEL

Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding, selling, breeding or training of dogs or cats is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 60-2 License requirements.

A. No persons shall own, keep or harbor any dog or cat within the Township except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and unless such person shall first obtain a license and official metal registration tag therefor issued by the Township upon application by the owner, payment of the prescribed fee and proof of rabies vaccination as per state law.

§ 60-4 Fees; expiration; exemption.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay to the Township a fee of $12 for each cat or dog. If the person applying for the license and registration tag presents a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered, the fee shall be reduced to $9 for a one-year license. Each license and tag shall be renewed annually, unless a three-year license has been purchased at a fee of three times the annual license fee. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., of the above fees, the Township’s portion for non-spayed or -neutered animals shall be $7.80 per license year and $4.20 shall go to the State of New Jersey and for spayed or neutered animals, the Township’s portion shall be $7.80 per license year and $1.20 shall go to the State of New Jersey. Each license tag shall be renewed either prior to or upon the expiration of the license previously issued, and for each animal renewal, a fee for the license and registration tag shall be paid. Said license and registration tags and renewal thereof shall expire on December 31 of each year.

§ 60-21 License for kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Township for a license entitling him or her to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs or cats owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner of different premises.

B. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or proposed to be located. The purpose or purposes for which is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the local municipal and health authority showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location and sanitation at such establishment. The application will also describe the maximum number of dogs, cats or other animals to be accommodated by such establishment at any one time.

C. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment has been maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each year and be subject to revocation by the municipality on recommendation of the State Department of Health and Senior Services or Township for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of said board, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or Township, except as provided below in this section.

D. Any person holding such license shall be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment since licenses shall not be transferable to another or different premises.

§ 60-22 Kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound, license fees.

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

A. Kennel accommodating ten or less dogs, $10.

B. Kennel accommodating more than ten dogs, $25.

§ 60-24 Control of animals off kennel premises.

No, dog, cat or other animals kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off the premises except on a leash, in a crate or other like method.