Maurice River, New Jersey

§ 5-2 DEFINITIONS.

KENNEL

Shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 5-3.2 Annual License Required; Placement of Registration Tag.

Any person who owns, keeps or harbors a dog or cat of licensing age in the Township shall apply for and procure a license and official metal registration tag from the Township for each dog or cat owned, kept or harbored and shall place a collar or harness upon the dog with the registration tag securely fastened thereto. Applications shall be made from January 1 through March 31 annually, and are due no later than March 31 of each year. In the event that a dog or cat is owned, kept or harbored in the Township on January 1, then the application for a license shall be made within ten (10) days of the date upon which a dog in question first became subject to the provisions of this section.

§ 5-3.3 Fees, Expiration, Exemption for “Seeing Eye” or “Hearing Ear” Dogs and Vicious Dogs.

a. Fees. The person applying for the license and registration tags shall pay to the Township a fee of seven ($7.00) dollars: five dollars and eighty ($5.80) cents payable to the Township for each dog or cat license plus the State of New Jersey fee of one ($1.00) dollar for registration and twenty ($.20) cents for the State’s Pilot Clinic Fund for a total fee of seven ($7.00) dollars. In addition, the person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of three ($3.00) dollars for any dog or cat of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. A late fee of five ($5.00) dollars will be charged on and after April 1 of each year. The license and registration tags and renewal thereof shall expire on December 31 of each year.

§ 5-15 LICENSE FOR KENNEL, PET SHOP, SHELTER OR POUND.

a. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Township for a license to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs or cats owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner of different premises.

b. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or proposed to be located. The purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the local municipal and health authority showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing location and sanitation at such establishment. The application will also describe the maximum number of dogs, cats or other animals to be accommodated by such establishment at any one time. The maximum number of dogs allowed is twenty (20) on the site at any one time. The maximum number of cats allowed is twenty (20) on the site at any one time.

c. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment has been maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on January 31 annually and be subject to revocation by the Township on recommendation of the State Department of Health or County Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulation of the Board, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or County Board.

d. Any person holding such license shall be required to secure individual licenses for dogs or cats owned by the licensee and kept at the establishment. Licenses shall not be transferable to another dog or cat or different premises.

e. The Animal Control Officer shall ensure that any person holding a license to establish, keep or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with applicable State and local laws.

f. Animal license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses shall be as follows:

1. Kennel accommodating ten (10) or less dogs, fifteen ($15.00) dollars.

2. Kennel accommodating more than ten (10) dogs, thirty-five ($35.00) dollars.

§ 5-17 CONTROL OFF PREMISES.

No dog, cat or other animals kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off the premises except on a leash, in a crate or other like method.