Wayne, New Jersey

§ 68-2 License and registration tag; placing tag on dog.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in the Township shall, in the month of January in each year, apply for and procure from the Township Department of Health a license and official metal registration tag for each dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

Article II Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds

§ 68-23 Definitions.

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

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.

§ 68-25 License required; exemption for individual dogs; restrictions on the sale of animals.

A. No kennel, pet dealer, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be located, established or maintained within the Township unless the person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish such kennel, pet dealership, pet shop, shelter or pound shall obtain a license therefor. Application for the license shall be made to the Township Clerk on forms supplied by the Township Clerk. The Clerk, however, shall issue the license only after approval by the Health Department and ratified by the Township Council.

B. Any person holding a license issued under Subsection A of this section shall not be required to procure individual licenses for dogs owned by said licensee and kept at such establishment.

C.        (1) No kennel, pet dealer or pet shop shall sell, offer for retail sale, barter, auction, or otherwise, dogs bred in puppy mills. Every kennel, pet dealer, or pet shop shall comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 56:8-95 through 56:8-95.1.

(2)No kennel, pet dealer or pet shop shall offer for sale, barter, auction or otherwise a dog or cat that is younger than 8 weeks old.

§ 68-26 Application for license.

The application for a license under this article 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 Zoning Officer and Health Officer of the Township, showing compliance with the State laws and ordinances of the Township.

§ 68-27 Contents of license; expiration; revocation.

A. All licenses issued under this article for a kennel, pet dealer, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises. Such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each year.

B. All such licenses shall be subject to revocation by the Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Township Department of Health, for any failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health, or of the Township Department of Health governing the same, or the requirements of N.J.S.A. 56:8-95 through 56:8-95.1 of the “Pet Purchase Protection Act,” L.2015, c. 7, § 3, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either the State or Township Department of Health.

§ 68-29 Control of dogs off premises.

No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises except on a leash or in a crate or other safe control.

§ 68-30 Information to State Department of Health.

The Health Officer shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds licensed by the Township within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.

§ 68-52 Rabies vaccination and cat license required.

A. Vaccination and licensing requirements. No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain any cat over six months of age within the Township of Wayne, unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held by a State or Federally licensed research facility or a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical or other treatments or to licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels or pet shops.

§ 75-1 Schedule of fees.

A. The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect to licenses, permits and activities required or regulated under the provisions of various chapters of the Code of the Township of Wayne. Applications for and the issuance of such licenses and permits shall be subject to the provisions of the specific chapter of the Code which is indicated for each type of license or permit. The business, activity or operation for which the license or permit is required shall be subject to all regulations set forth in the chapter to which reference is made: