Greenwich, New Jersey (Cumberland County)

§ 4-1 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.

§ 4-2.1 License Required; Fees.

a. Every dog shall be duly licensed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. and shall bear evidence of such license at all times. The annual fee for such license shall be $5 for each spayed or neutered dog. The annual license fee for each nonspayed or nonneutered dog shall be $8.. Persons who fail to obtain a license within the time period specified will be subject to a delinquent fee of $7 per month.

§ 4-6.1 License for Kennel, Pet Shop, Shelter or Pound.

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 Municipal Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the municipality where such establishment is located, 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 local municipal and health authorities showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

b. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, an all licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each year, and be subject to revocation by the municipality on recommendation of the 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 the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State department or local board, except as provided in paragraph c of this subsection 4-6.1. Any person holding a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by a licensee and kept at the establishments; the licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 4-6.2 License Fees for Kennels and Pet Shops; No Fee for Shelter or Pound.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or less dogs shall be $10 and for more than ten 10 dogs $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.