Andover Township, New Jersey

§ 20-1 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, selling or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 20-2 License required; replacement tags.

A. No person shall own, keep or harbor within the Township more than five dogs on any residential property, regardless of property size, unless said property is a qualified farm. Six or more dogs shall constitute a kennel or shelter, which are defined herein at § 20-1 and are regulated by § 20-12. No person shall own, keep, or harbor any dog, within the Township, without obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Township Clerk or Animal Control Officer, upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

§ 20-4 Fees; expiration of license.

B. The fee for any dog, other than a potentially dangerous dog as defined herein, shall be $10.80 for each dog plus a registration fee of $1 and $0.20 for the pilot clinic fee for each dog. In addition, there will be an additional surcharge of $3 on all licenses issued for nonspayed and nonneutered dogs. The same fees shall be charged for the annual renewal of each license and registration tag.

§ 20-12 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 apply to the Township Clerk 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, the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the local Board of Health and the Planning/Zoning Board, 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 share the purpose for which the establishment is maintained. Such license shall expire on the last day of June of each year and shall be subject to revocation by the Township on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the local Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the local Board of Health governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the local Board of Health in accordance with the statutes providing for such hearings.

D. Any such person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by him and kept at such establishments. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

E. One female dog for breeding purposes may be kept by not more than one person for each family household without obtaining a kennel license for not more than one litter per year, and further provided that the pups from such breeding shall be sold or disposed of after seven months of age, unless kept as licensed dogs, and that the female dog kept for breeding purposes must be registered as a breed bitch each year when the license for the dog is obtained.

F. The fees for kennels and pet shops shall be as follows and shall be paid with the application:

(1) Kennel accommodating 10 or fewer dogs: $25.

(2) Kennel accommodating more than 10 dogs: $50.