Stratford, New Jersey

6.04.030 – Application for licenses and registration—License tag.

A. Every person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog or cat within this borough shall make application to the borough clerk for the registration and licensing thereof on or before the last day of March of every year or within thirty (30) days after the dog or cat shall be acquired by or come into possession of such person, whereupon it shall become the duty of said clerk to issue and deliver to such applicant a metal tag having stamped thereon the name of the borough, the year in which it was issued and the number of the license.

B. Said applicant shall pay therefore an annual license fee; and fifteen dollars and eighty cents ($15.80) for a nonneutered or nonspayed dog, plus all state fees due. If any owner of a dog shall submit a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered, then the annual license fee shall be the sum of thirteen dollars and eighty cents ($13.80) for a spayed or neutered dog, plus all state fees due.

C. Said applicant shall pay therefore an annual license fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a cat, plus all state fees due. If any owner of a cat shall submit a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the cat has been spayed or neutered, then the annual license fee shall be the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), plus all state fees due.