West Long Branch, New Jersey

§ 5-1.3 Registration, Licensing of Dogs; Time to Apply.

a. Any person residing in the Borough who owns, keeps or harbors therein a dog of licensing age shall by the last business day of January of the licensing year or license renewal year, apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk or personnel of the Board of Health a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto, provided, however, that in the event such a dog shall be newly acquired, or in the event that after acquisition a dog shall attain the licensing age, the initial application for license and registration tag shall be made within 10 days after the acquisition, age attainment, or development of teeth, as the case may be.

§ 5-1.4 Registration and Licensing Specifications, Conditions and Fees.

c. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay for a period of three years a fee of $45 for spayed/neutered animals and $54 for non-spayed/non-neutered animals for the license and the registration tag of each dog. The replacement fee for a lost registration tag is fifty ($.50) cents. Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as “seeing-eye” dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.

These fees are in addition to any fees charged by the New Jersey Pilot Clinic Fund, the New Jersey Registration Fee and the additional fee to the New Jersey Pet Population Control, the latter of which is for Non-Spayed/Non-Neutered animals only.