Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

§ 46-2 License required.

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

A. A dog owned or kept within the Borough by a Borough resident as of January 1 of a calendar year.

B. A dog acquired during the course of a calendar year and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days after acquisition.

C. A dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

D. An unlicensed dog brought into and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days.

E. A dog licensed by another state brought into and kept within the Borough for more than 90 days.

§ 46-4 License fees.

A. A person applying for a license shall pay a fee of $15, which fee shall include the following:

(1) A fee of $13.80 for the cost of the license and registration tag;

(2) A fee of $1 for the Rabies Control Program, as required by and to be remitted to the State of New Jersey, Department of Health; and

(3) A fee of $0.20 for the Pilot Clinic Fund as required by and to be remitted to the State of New Jersey, Department of Health.

(4) Delinquent fee. Anyone failing to obtain a dog license by February 15 of each calendar year shall be subject to a delinquent fee of $5.

B. In addition, all dogs of reproductive age that have not had their reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization shall be subject to a three-dollar fee for the Animal Population Control Program as required by and to be remitted to the State of New Jersey, Department of Health.

§ 46-14 License required; restrictions; application.

A. Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Clerk of the municipality, or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license cats in the municipality in which he/she resides, a license and official registration tag with a license number or a 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 or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying the license number shall include, but are not limited to, break-away or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable. If a cat is tattooed with the owner’s social security number plus a letter or letters uniquely identifying such cat and such identifying tattoo is listed on the license application, then no license number need be displayed.

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H. License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after the payment of a fee of $8 for each unneutered cat and $5 for each neutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license by February 15 of each calendar year will be subject to a delinquent fee of $5.