Spay/Neuter
Berkeley, New Jersey
§ 9-1.2 License Required.
No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township without first obtaining a license, to be issued by the Police Chief upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township limits except in compliance with the provisions of this section. As used throughout this section, “Police Chief shall be deemed and taken to mean the Police Chief or such other person as shall be designated by the Police Chief to issue licenses pursuant to this section.
§ 9-1.6 Fees; Exception.
d. Surcharge; Additional Fees for Dogs of Reproductive Age. In addition to the fees provided for herein, the licensing official shall also collect a surcharge of $0.20 for delivery to the State Department of Health and an additional charge of $3 for those dogs of reproductive age which have not had their reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. If sufficient evidence is not forthcoming of the foregoing, the licensing official shall require payment of the additional fee. The licensing official is further authorized to make such other surcharges or other charges as are mandated in the future by State legislation as if same had been more fully set forth herein.
§ 9-3 KENNELS AND PET SHOPS.
§ 9-3.1 License Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a kennel or pet shop in the Township without first having secured a license therefor.
§ 9-3.2 Definitions.
As used in this section:
KENNEL AND PET SHOP
Shall mean and include any establishment for the raising, training, boarding or selling of dogs, cats, birds, rodents or other small animals, fish and fowl, for hire or profit, or where more than five dogs or cats over the age of seven months are harbored or kept.
§ 9-3.3 Application For and Issuance of License; Fee; Expiration Date.
Application for licenses shall be made to the Township Clerk. The application shall include the correct name and address of the applicant; a description of the nature of the business to be conducted; the address where the business will be conducted; and a description of the building or buildings in which it will be housed. Upon receipt of the application, the Clerk shall forward a copy of the same immediately to the Township Board of Health for its report and recommendation. The applicant shall notify all bordering residents 10 days before approval of the license. If the Board of Health reports that the business is not likely to violate any applicable ordinances, rules or regulations dealing with public health or prohibiting nuisances, the Clerk shall issue the license upon payment to him of a yearly license fee of $25. This license shall expire on the first day of February of each year and shall be renewed prior to that time. As used throughout this section, “Township Clerk” shall be deemed and taken to mean the Township Clerk or such other person as shall from time to time be designated by the Township Council to issue licenses pursuant to this section.
§ 9-3.4 Conformance With Regulations.
Every licensee shall abide by all applicable State and Township laws, ordinances, rules and regulations controlling public health and the prevention of public nuisances.
§ 9-3.5 Violations and Penalties.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction by any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.
§ 9-8.3 License Required.
No person shall keep or harbor any cat within the Township without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Chief of Police upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any cat within the Township limits except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. As used throughout this chapter, “Chief of Police” shall be deemed and taken to mean the Chief of Police or such other person as shall from time to time be designated by the Township Council to issue licenses pursuant to this chapter.
The annual license fee for cats over six months of age shall be $7 for each male or female cat; unless the application for licensing the male or female cat is accompanied by a certificate from a licensed veterinarian surgeon showing that a male or female cat has been altered or spayed respectively. The annual fee in a case where the cat has been spayed or neutered shall be $5. Any license which is not renewed until after January 31 shall be subject to an additional $5 late fee.
