Bridgewater, New Jersey

§ 78-1 Definitions.

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

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

§ 78-2 License and registration tag required.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall, during the month of January of each year and annually thereafter, apply for and procure from the authorized municipal licensing official a license and official 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.

§ 78-10 License required for dog establishments; exemption.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the authorized municipal officer for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. All licenses issued for such establishments shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, shall expire on the last day of June of each year and shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

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

§ 78-11 Application for dog establishment license.

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound 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 Board of Health and Zoning Officer showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 78-12 Revocation of dog establishment license.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the governing body on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Municipal Board of Health for failure to comply with applicable provisions of this article or the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or of the Municipal Board of Health governing the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the governing body.

§ 79-3 Licensing requirements.

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 licensing authority a license and official registration tag with license number 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 a license shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars. License tags are not transferable. Any cat of licensing age who does not bear an official valid registration tag shall be deemed a stray. Stray cats may be confiscated by the Township Animal Control Warden.

§ 94-2 Schedule of fees.

B. Township Clerk’s office and public records:

(2) Specific government records.

(a) Pet licenses.

[1] Dog license:

[a] Spayed or neutered: $15.

[b] Not spayed or neutered: $18.

[2] Cat licenses:

[a] Spayed or neutered: $5.

[b] Not spayed or neutered: $8.