Cape May Point, New Jersey

§ 54-1 LICENSE REQUIRED.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Borough of Cape May Point without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Municipal Clerk upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this Article and State law.

§ 54-3 FEES.

The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $18.20 for the license for each spayed or neutered dog and an additional $3 if the animal is not spayed or neutered, whether male or female, of which the sum of one ($1.00) dollar for the State registration for each dog, plus such additional fees as established by the State and forwarded to the Department of Health. For each annual renewal the fee for license and for the registration shall be the same as for the original license and registration. Said licenses, registrations and renewal thereof shall expire on the last day of January in each year. Dogs used as guides for blind persons, commonly known as “seeing eye” dogs; dogs used to assist handicapped persons, commonly known as “service dogs”; and dogs used to assist deaf persons, commonly known as “hearing ear” dogs, shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of such dogs shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.

§ 54-21 LICENSING; PREVENTION OF NUISANCE OF AND BY CATS.

a. No person shall keep or harbor any cat within the Borough of Cape May Point without first obtaining a license therefor, said license to be issued by the Municipal Clerk upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any cat in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions with this Article. Specifically exempt herefrom are cats brought into the Borough which shall remain in the Borough for a period of less than 30 days.

b. Licensing and Declaration and Prevention of Nuisance of and by Cats. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat shall, in the month of January of each year, shall apply for and procure from the Municipal Clerk a license and official metal registration tag for each such cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such cat a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $18.20 for the license for each spayed or neutered cat and an additional $3 for each cat that is not spayed or neutered, whether male or female, plus such additional fees as established by the State and forwarded to the Department of Health. For each annual renewal, the fee for license and for registration shall be the same as for the original license and registration. Said licenses, registrations and renewal thereof shall expire the last day of January in each year. No registration shall be issued for any cat whose owner or custodian fails to produce proof of a current valid rabies vaccination for said cat; except that any cat may be exempted from the vaccination requirement for a period of time specified in a veterinarian’s certificate stating that the inoculation shall be inadvisable at this time because of age, infirmity or other physical or medical reasons.