Bound Brook, New Jersey

5-1 DEFINITIONS.

KENNEL

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

5-2.1 License; when required.

Licenses shall be required for the following dogs of licensing age:

a. Any dog owned and kept within the Borough on the first day of January of any calendar year.

b. Any dog acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days after acquisition.

c. Any dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

d. Any unlicensed dog brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days.

e. Any dog licensed by another state, brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than 90 days.

5-2.5 Fees.

The person applying for a license shall pay a fee of $19 for each neutered dog upon presentation of a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered, and $21 for each non-neutered dog. Applicant shall also pay a $1 New Jersey Registration Fee and a $0.20 New Jersey “Pilot Clinic Fund” fee. Applicant shall also pay a late charge of $5 when the application for the license is made beyond the time limit described in Subsection 5-2.4. The $5 late fee shall be in addition to any penalty prescribed by § 5-12.

5-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS AND POUNDS.

5-3.1 License required.

No person shall operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound within the Borough of Bound Brook without first having obtained a license. Any person who operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Borough Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by him and kept at his establishment. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

5-3.2 Application information.

The application shall contain the following information:

a. The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.

b. The street address where establishment is located, or proposed to be located together with a general description of the premises.

c. The purposes for which the establishment is to be maintained.

d. The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated by such establishment at any one time.

5-3.3 Approval of Health Officer.

No license shall be issued until the proposed licensee submits a written statement from the Health Officer that the establishment or proposed establishment complies with local and State rules governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

5-3.5 License fees.

The annual license fees for licenses issued under this section shall be as follows:

a. Kennel: $25.

5-3.6 Compliance with state regulations; revocation of license.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the Mayor and Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health.

Any person holding a license to establish, keep or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with all Borough ordinances and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of such establishments, the preservation of sanitation therein and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.