Hopewell Borough, New Jersey

§ 117-1 Definitions; word usage.

A. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meaning herein indicated for the purposes of this chapter as follows:

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KENNEL

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

§ 117-2 Dogs license required; compliance.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Township Clerk of the Township 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 chapter.

§ 117-4 Annual licensing fees; exception.

A. Fees.

(1) Licensing fee for neutered dog: $10.

(2) Licensing fee for nonneutered dog: $15.

§ 117-9 Kennels; pet shops; shelters; pounds.

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 Township Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. The provisions of this section do not apply, however, to veterinary hospitals or facilities intended primarily for the care or treatment of sick or disabled animals, including dogs.

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 Cumberland County Health Department, 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 recommendations 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 or the Board of Health of the Township governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department 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.

E. No kennel shall be permitted to house in excess of 25 dogs at any time, regardless of age.

§ 117-10 Fees for kennels and pet shops.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or less 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.

§ 117-11 Certain dogs required to be under safe control.

No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate or other safe control.

§ 117-23 Domesticated cats.

Responsibilities of owners of domesticated cats:

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C. The owner of a sexually intact (not spayed or neutered) domesticated cat shall not permit his/her cat roam unsupervised.