Asbury Park, New Jersey

§ 9-1 DEFINITIONS.

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

§ 9-2.1 License Required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the City without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the City Clerk upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee. No person shall keep or harbor any dog in the City except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 9-2.3 Dog Licensing Fees.

The fee for a dog license and registration tag shall be as follows:

a. Fee Schedule.

§ 9-4 KENNELS, PET SHOPS AND SHELTERS.

§ 9-4.1 Licensed Required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the City Clerk or such other City Official so authorized for a license entitling him/her to keep or operate such establishment.

§ 9-4.2 Description of Premises.

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose of which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the City Clerk or such other City Official so authorized showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 9-4.3 Regulations.

a. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained. Such licenses expire annually on January 31 and are subject to revocation by the City Council on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the City Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or the City Board of Health governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or the City Board of Health.

b. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensees and kept at such establishments.

c. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

d. No dog 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.

§ 9-4.4 Fee.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or less dogs is ten ($10.00) dollars and for more than ten (10) dogs, twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. The annual fee for a pet shop is ten ($10.00) dollars. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.