Wrightstown, New Jersey

§ 35-1 Definitions.

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

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KENNEL

Any establishment where the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 35-2 License required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog of licensing age within the borough without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Borough Clerk or other authorized persons, upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog within the borough except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

§ 35-3 Application for license and registration tag.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually, in the month of January, apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk or other authorized person, a license and official registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 35-4 Fees; expiration date of licenses and registration tags.

A. Persons applying for license in the Borough of Wrightstown shall be required to pay the following fees: $13.80 for a dog license, $1 for the registration tag fee and $0.20 for the pilot clinic fee for each dog and each annual renewal effective January 1, 2008, and thereafter. The Borough shall be required to forward the registration tag fee for each dog to the State of New Jersey in the manner described by statute. In addition, there is a state-imposed population control fee of $3 for nonneutered or nonspayed dogs. For each annual renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as the original license and tag. Said licenses and registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire the last day of January of each year. Persons applying for the renewal of a license and registration tag on or after the first day of February in any license year for any dog which is required to be licensed and registered under the provisions of this article and could have been licensed and registered thereunder during the month of January of the license year shall pay the additional sum of $2 for each month or part of month thereafter to defray the administrative cost incurred by the Borough as a result of late renewal.

Article II Kennels, Shelters, Etc.

§ 35-22 License required.

Any person who keeps or operates or establishes a kennel, shelter, pet shop or pound within the Borough of Wrightstown shall apply to the Clerk of the borough for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. The applicant shall be required to comply with all of the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8 et seq.

§ 35-23 Application requirements.

The applicant shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained, and will enclose a diagram indicating the site proposed to be utilized and the number of dogs that will be harbored or kept.

§ 35-24 Expiration and revocation of license.

All licenses issued for a kennel, shelter, pet shop or pound for dogs shall expire on the last day of December of each year and shall further be subject to revocation by the Borough Council upon recommendations of the Board of Health or for failure to comply with any rules, regulations or requirements established by any state, county or local board or body. These licenses shall not be transferable to another owner of a different premises.

§ 35-25 Criteria.

No license shall be issued by the borough unless it is satisfied that the operation of the facility will not interfere with the use and enjoyment of the surrounding property owners.

§ 35-26 Condition of premises.

The operator/owner shall at all times maintain the premises in a neat and clean condition so that no obnoxious odors shall emanate from the premises. All other requirements relating to the barking of dogs shall apply to the operator/owner of the facility.

§ 35-28 License fees for kennels and pet shops.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $50 and for more than 10 dogs $75. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $75. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.