Flemington, New Jersey

§ 6-1 DEFINITIONS.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory.

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KENNEL

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

§ 6-2.1 Dogs and Cats; License and Metal Registration Tag Required; Placing Tag on Dog or Cat.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog or cat of licensing age shall in January annually apply for and procure from the Clerk of the municipality a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog or cat so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog or cat a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 6-2.2 Fees; Renewals; Expiration Date.

a. The person applying for the license shall pay a State registration fee of $1.20 for State Pilot Program for a one-year registration tag for each dog and cat; and for each renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration/pilot program tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag; and said licenses, registration tag and renewal(s) thereof shall expire no later than January 31 following the year stated on the license.

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d. In addition to the fees charged pursuant to paragraph a of subsection 6-2.2 and Section 6-5, any person applying for the license and registration tag pursuant to subsection 6-2.1 shall pay a fee of $3 for any dog or cat of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization.

§ 6-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTER, POUND OR ANIMAL HOSPITAL.

§ 6-3.1 License Required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound or animal hospital shall apply to the Borough Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. 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 Borough of Flemington Board of Health, showing compliance with local and State rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishment. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound or animal hospital 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 Borough of Flemington on recommendations from the State Department of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or local board governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or local board. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs or cats owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 6-3.2 License Fees for Kennels and Pet Shops; Exceptions.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or less dogs or cats shall be ten ($10.00) dollars and for more than ten (10) dogs or cats, twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. No fee shall be charged for a shelter, a pound or an animal hospital.

§ 6-5.1 Annual Fee.

The fee for an annual dog or cat license and each renewal thereof as required by subsection 6-2.2 of this chapter is as follows: