Bloomfield, New Jersey

§ 134-2 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

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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.

§ 134-26 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, or to breed animals, shall apply to the Health Officer for a license entitling them to keep or operate such establishment.

B. The application for a license required by Subsection A above 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 Health Officer 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 the following year.

D. The Township Council may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a license to any person to conduct any of the businesses described in Subsection A above in any place in the Township where, in the judgment of the Township Council, the existence or conduct of such business will be detrimental or injurious to the peace and quiet of the neighborhood.

E. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment.

F. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $75, and for more than 10 dogs, the fee shall be $125. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $50. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 134-30 License required; compliance required.

A. No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township without registering and obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Municipal Clerk upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee.

§ 134-33 License fees; expiration date of license; late charge.

A. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $22 for each spayed/neutered dog and $25 for each nonspayed/nonneutered dog. The annual fee for a dog found to be dangerous or potentially dangerous as determined in § 134-32 and each renewal thereof shall be $700.

§ 134-44 License required.

A. Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Department a license and official registration tag with a license number or a registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon such cat a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying the license number shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

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G. License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $22, for each spayed/neutered cat and $25 for each nonspayed/nonneutered cat. Persons who apply for a license as required after August 1 will be subject to a late charge of $20 per renewal application.