Barnegat Light, New Jersey

§ 57-1 Definitions.

KENNEL

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

§ 57-2 License required.

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

§ 57-4 Fees.

A. License fees. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $5 for each dog spayed or neutered, and $8 for each dog not spayed or neutered, and for each annual renewal the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag, and the licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire annually on January 31. An additional fee shall be charged for each dog license issued after the January 31 expiration date, for a total fee for a late dog license of $21.

§ 57-9 Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds.

A. License 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 Clerk of the borough for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

B. Application. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Borough Health Officer showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation of such establishments.

C. Expiration and revocation. 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 annually on June 30 and be subject to revocation by the Borough Council, on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the borough, for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the borough governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Borough.

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

E. License fees. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10 and for more than 10 dogs shall be $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

F. Leashing regulations. 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.