Elsinboro, New Jersey

§ 15-1 Definitions and word usage.

A. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meaning 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.

§ 15-2 License required.

No persons shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township of Elsinboro in the County of Salem without must obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Clerk of the Township of Elsinboro 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 article.

§ 15-4 License fees.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay the following fees on or before the last day of January each year:

§ 15-9 Kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound license.

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 Clerk of the Township for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

B. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, 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.

C. 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 the last day of January 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 of Health or Board of Health of the Township governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township.

D. 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.

§ 15-10 Fees for kennels and pet shops.

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.