Lake Como, New Jersey

§ 5-1.2 License and Registration Tag Required; Placement.

No person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog, unless he shall apply for, upon an application supplied by the Borough Clerk, pay for and procure from the Borough Clerk a license and official registration tag for each dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration securely fastened thereto.

§ 5-1.3 Fees; Exemptions.

The annual license fee for all dogs in the Borough shall be $7 for each dog, in addition to the fee of $1.20 for the registration tag of each license. The fee for a potentially dangerous dog license shall be $700. Owners issued licenses for non-spayed or non-neutered dogs of reproductive age are to be charged an additional $3 fee. A dog of licensing age is considered to be of reproductive age. Owners presenting a statement signed by a veterinarian or a notarized statement signed personally certifying that their dog has been sterilized are exempt from the additional $3 fee. All licenses are due for renewal on January 1 annually. Any license purchased after January 31 shall be assessed an additional late fee of $3.

§ 5-4.3 Licensing Requirements.

a. Cats Must Have License Number Displayed. Any person who shall own, keep, or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Lake Como, or other official designated by the Governing Body thereof, a license and official registration tag with license number, or a registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept, or harbored, and shall place upon such cat a collar, or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying license number shall include, but are not limited to, break-away or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

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g. License Fee Schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $5 for each unneutered cat, and $3 for each neutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required within the time period specified in this section, shall be subject to a delinquent fee of $2.