Westville, New Jersey

§ 91-1 Definitions.

A. Terms defined. 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 cats or breeding dogs or cats for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 91-2 License required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat within the Borough of Westville, in the County of Gloucester, without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Westville upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat in said Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

§ 91-4 Fees.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tags shall pay a license fee of $10 for each dog and $8 for each cat. Each annual renewal fee for the license and for the registration tags shall be the same as for the original license and tag. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January in each year. The fee for any spayed or neutered dog or cat shall be reduced by $3.

§ 91-9 Licensing of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8 et seq., apply to the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Westville 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 Board of Health of the Borough of Westville, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing 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 Borough Council on recommendations of the State Department of Health and Senior Services or the Board of Health of the Borough of Westville for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or the Board of Health of the Borough governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or the Board of Health of the Borough of Westville.

§ 91-10 License fees for dog or cat establishments.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodation for 10 or fewer dogs and cats shall be $10, and for more than 10 dogs and cats, $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 91-11 Leashing at dog or cat establishments required.

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