Elmwood Park, New Jersey

§ 5-1 DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter:

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KENNEL

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

§ 5-2.1 Required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Borough without first filing an application with the individual duly designated by the Mayor and Borough Council of Elmwood Park at the municipal building, whereupon, after paying the fee hereinafter set forth, a license and registration tag for each such dog so owned shall be issued. No person shall keep or harbor any dog in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 5-2.3 Fee.

The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $10 for one year for each neutered dog and $13 for each non-neutered dog. For each annual renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag. Such licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January of the year following the year in which the license, registration tags and renewals are issued.

§ 5-3 KENNEL, PET SHOP, SHELTER AND POUND LICENSE.

§ 5-3.1 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 duly designated official of the Borough who supplies the license for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

§ 5-3.2 Application.

The applicant shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose for which it is to be maintained. Such application shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Fire Department, the Construction Official and the local municipal and health authority of the Borough, showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing location and sanitation of such establishments.

§ 5-3.3 Purpose of Establishment; Expiration.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on January 31 annually.

§ 5-3.4 Revocation.

Licenses shall be subject to revocation by the Borough on recommendations of the State Board of Health or the local Department of Health or the local Board of Health, for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State department or local Board governing same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State department or the local Board.

§ 5-3.6 Fees; Exemptions.

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 fees shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 5-3.8 Failure to Obtain Kennel License; Penalty.

Any person or corporation who shall board for hire or engage in the business of breeding or raising dogs for sale shall be deemed and considered as keeping a kennel, and any person who shall keep a kennel in the Borough without having first obtained a license shall be liable to the penalty stated in Section 5-6. In addition thereto, shall be required to pay for and take out the necessary license.