Branchburg, New Jersey

§ 5-1 DEFINITIONS.

e. KENNEL — Shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or cats or breeding dogs or cats for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 5-2.1 License Required.

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

§ 5-2.2 Licensing Fee.

The person applying for a license shall pay a fee of $16 for the license of a spayed/neutered dog, said license fee to include municipal fees and all fees and costs payable to the New Jersey Registration Fee and New Jersey Pilot Fund. The person applying for a license shall pay a fee of $19 for the license of a non-spayed/non-neutered dog, said license fee to include municipal fees and all fees and costs payable for the New Jersey Registration Fee, New Jersey Pilot Fund and New Jersey Pet Population Control Fund. The license, registration tags and renewal shall expire annually on January 31. If a license tag has been misplaced or lost, the licensing authority shall issue a replacement license upon payment of $5.

§ 5-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS OR POUNDS.

§ 5-3.1 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 township clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

§ 5-3.2 Application Requirements; Revocation.

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the township health officer showing compliance with the State and township rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments. Each license issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained. Each such license shall expire annually on June 30. Each such license shall be subject to revocation by the township committee on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Township Board of Health for failure to comply with State or township rules and regulations after the owner has been afforded the opportunity for a hearing by the State Department of Health or the Township Board of Health.

§ 5-3.4 License Fees.

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

§ 5-12.1 Vaccination and License Requirements.

No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain any cat of licensing age within the Township of Branchburg, unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical or other treatments, or shelters, pounds, kennels or pet shops licensed under section 5-3 of this chapter.

§ 5-13.1 Licensing Fee.

The person applying for a license shall pay a fee of $16 for the license of a spayed/neutered cat. The person applying for a license for a non-spayed, non-neutered cat shall pay a fee of $19. The license, registration tags and renewal shall expire on September 30 of each year.