Barnegat, New Jersey

§ 44-1 Definitions and word usage.

A. Definitions. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings indicated, for the purposes of this ordinance, as follows:

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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.

§ 44-2 Licensing provisions.

A. Any person residing in the Township of Barnegat who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall, in the month of January, apply for and procure from the Township Clerk a license and official metal 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; provided, however, that in the event such a dog shall be newly acquired, or in the event that after acquisition a dog shall attain licensing age, the initial application for the license and registration tag shall be made within ten (10) days after such acquisition or age attainment.

§ 44-4 Licenses and registration tags; fees.

A. Fees.

(1) One-year license. The persons applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of ten dollars and eighty cents ($10.80) for the license and the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for the registration tag for each dog; and for each annual renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on January 31 in each year. Additionally there shall be a twenty cent ($.20) assessment for a pilot clinic as required by the State of New Jersey and an additional charge of three dollars ($3.00) for each dog that is neither spayed nor neutered. These additional fees are assessed by the State of New Jersey and in the event they are increased the license fee shall be increased accordingly. With the passage of this subsection the fees shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) if the dog is spayed or neutered and fifteen dollars ($15.00) if they are not.

§ 44-7 Licensing of kennels, pet shops and shelters.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Secretary of the Board of Health of the Township 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 and the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Health Officer of the Board of Health of the Township, 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 state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each year and shall be subject to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township 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 Township.

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

§ 44-8 License fees for kennels, pet shops and shelters.

The annual license fee for kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or less dogs shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) and for more than ten (10) dogs, fifty dollars ($50). The annual fee for a pet shop shall be one hundred dollars ($100). No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.