Chatham Borough, New Jersey

§ 79-1 Definitions.

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

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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.

§ 79-3 License required.

No person shall keep or harbor or suffer the keeping or harboring within the limits of the Borough of Chatham any dog or cat of licensing age without first obtaining a license therefor to be issued by the Health Department of the Borough of Chatham upon application by the owner or some person on behalf of the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions for the control of animals contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 through 4:19-15.29, and any amendments thereof.

§ 79-14 Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Health Department for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment and shall pay an annual fee as established in § 79-16 of this chapter. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose for which it is to be maintained.

B. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall expire on the last day of January of each year, and be subject to revocation by the Borough for failure to comply with rules and regulations governing kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds pursuant to the New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 8, Chapter 23, Subchapter 3, and this chapter. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for animals owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or a different premises.

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

D. Any person who keeps or operates a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to such inspection or inspections as may be required to comply with rules and regulations governing the sanitary operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds pursuant to the New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 8, Chapter 23A, Subchapter 1, and this chapter.

§ 79-16 Fees.

The following fees shall be paid to the Borough of Chatham for compliance of this chapter:

A. Dog and cat license and registration tag, annual:

(1) Neutered: $21.

(2) All others: $24.