Ventnor City, New Jersey

§ 105-1 Definitions and word usage.

A. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

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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.

§ 105-2 License and registration fees.

A. Effective July 1, 2014, the person applying for the license and registration tag of each neutered or spayed dog shall pay the total sum in an amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule. The person applying for the license and registration tag of each nonneutered or nonspayed dog shall pay the total sum in an amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule. For each annual renewal, said fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be as for the original license and tag. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January of each year. Any renewals made after March 1 of any given year will be subject to a late fee in an amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule, and any other penalties as set forth in § 105-10.2. Pursuant to New Jersey state statutes, the New Jersey State Department of Health shall collect from the City of Ventnor City designated fees and/or surcharges for each dog license and registration tag issued by the City of Ventnor City. The amount designated for said fees and/or surcharges and the method of forwarding same to the New Jersey State Department of Health shall be in accordance with New Jersey state law.

§ 105-7 License for kennel or pet shop.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the City Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

B. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Health Officer of the Board of Health of the City, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at such establishments.

C. 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 January of each year and be subject to revocation by the Board of Commissioners on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the City for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or the Board of Health of the City governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or the Board of Health of the City.

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

§ 114-18 Dogs.

A. License and registration. (§ 105-2)

(1) The license and registration tag of each neutered or spayed dog is $10 per year.

(2) The license and registration tag of each nonneutered or nonspayed dog is $15 per year.