Carneys Point, New Jersey

§ 81-1 Definitions; word usage.

A. Definitions. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings herein indicated for the purposes of this article, as follows:

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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.

§ 81-2 License required.

No persons shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township of Carneys Point in the County of Salem without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Dog Registrar upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog in said Township except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 81-4 Fees; exceptions.

A. The total fee for the license required pursuant to § 81-2 of the Carneys Point Township Code shall be $18 for any dog of reproductive age which has had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. If a dog of reproductive age shall not have had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, the total fee shall be $21. The license fee collected pursuant to this subsection of the Carneys Point Township Code shall be forwarded to the Carneys Point Township Treasurer for disposition in accordance with § 81-10 of the Carneys Point Township Code.

§ 81-9 Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.

A. Licenses.

(1) Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Dog Registrar for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. The Dog Registrar shall transmit the information required under this section of the Carneys Point Township Code to the Carneys Point Township Committee. The Township Committee, once it has ascertained that the applicant is in compliance with all local and state rules and regulations governing said kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound, shall issue a license to the person who has applied therefor. The Township Committee shall not issue more than three licenses (total) for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound in any one year.

(2) The application shall describe the premises where the establishment 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 Health Officer of the Board of Health of the Township, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

(3) All licenses issued for kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each year, and be subject to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or Board of Health of the Township governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or local Board of Health.

(4) Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

B. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer 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.

C. No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on a leash or in a crate or other safe control.