Gibbsboro, New Jersey

§ 96-1 Definitions.

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

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

§ 96-2 License required; procedure; fees; violations and penalties.

A. License; when required. Licenses shall be required for the following dogs or cats of licensing age:

(1) Any dog or cat owned or kept within the Borough by a resident of the Borough on the first day of January of any calendar year.

(2) Any dog or cat acquired by a person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days after acquisition.

(3) Any dog or cat attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

(4) Any unlicensed dog or cat brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days.

(5) Any dog or cat licensed by another state brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than 90 days.

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F. The person applying for a license for a dog or cat shall pay a license fee of $17 during the months of January and February, and a $25 late fee after March 1. There shall also be an additional fee of $3 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. To be exempt from this fee the applicant must furnish a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered. The same fees shall be charged for the annual renewal of each license and registration tag.

§ 96-3 Pet shops, kennels, shelters and pounds.

A. Licensing of pet shops, kennels, shelters and pounds shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.14.

B. A pet shop may offer for sale only those dogs and cats that the pet shop has obtained from or displays in cooperation with:

(1) An animal care facility; or

(2) An animal rescue organization.

C. A pet shop shall not offer for sale a dog or a cat that is younger than eight weeks old.