Frenchtown, New Jersey

§ 5-1.2 License and Registration Required; Fees; Limitation.

No person shall keep or harbor or suffer the keeping or harboring within the limits of the Borough any dog or cat without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Borough Clerk of the Borough 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 of this section and the provisions for the control of dogs or cats contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. and any amendments thereof.

§ 5-1.5 Application Procedure; Issuance and Fee.

a. Licensing Fee for Dogs. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay an annual fee in accordance with a fee schedule established by resolution of the Borough Council for dogs of reproductive age; these fees shall by resolution of the Borough Council be apportioned among the Borough of Frenchtown for the Dog Damage Trust Account, New Jersey Department of Health for rabies control pursuant to the provisions contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. and the New Jersey Department of Health for the Pilot Spay Neutering Clinic pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.5; and an additional fee be established by resolution of the Borough Council for nonspayed or nonneutered dogs to be sent to the New Jersey Department of Health for Animal Population Control pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.5. For each annual renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license, and the license registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January in each year. Any dog owner or person harboring a dog or found to have an unlicensed dog by the Borough’s Animal Control Officer or any other official shall be required to pay after February 1 an additional delinquent fee of $5 per month, plus the required license fee as with any other fines due to a summons issued that may be imposed on them as provided in this section for failure to obtain a dog license before February 1.