Lyndhurst, New Jersey

§ 9-1.1 Definitions.

KENNEL

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

§ 9-1.3 Annual License and Registration Tag Required; Placing Tag on Dog or Cat.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog or cat of licensing age in the township shall, in the month of January in each year, show proof of rabies inoculation covering the full yearly licensing time period, apply for and procure from the health department a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog or cat so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog or cat a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 9-1.8 Fees; Expiration Date of License; “Seeing Eye” Dogs; Exemption from Payment of Fees.

a. License Fees for Dogs. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay to the health department a fee of $10 for the licensing of each spayed or neutered dog and $15 for each unspayed or unneutered dog. Each license and tag shall be renewed annually in January, and for each annual renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and registration tag. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January in each year.

b. Proof of Spaying. In order to qualify as a spayed or neutered dog or cat, an owner must show a certificate of same, or sign an affidavit stating that the animal is spayed.

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d. License Fees for Cats. The annual license fee for cats over seven months of age shall be $5 for each spayed or neutered cat, and $10 for each unspayed or unneutered cat. The fees collected under this paragraph d shall be deposited in the general fund of the township.

§ 9-7 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, POUNDS, SHELTERS, PET GROOMING AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

§ 9-7.1 License Required for Kennel, Pet Shop, Pound, Shelter, Pet Grooming and Service Establishments.

a. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound or pet grooming and service establishment in the township shall apply to the township clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

b. Any person holding such license as is referred to in paragraph a of this subsection shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments.

§ 9-7.2 Contents of Application.

The application for a license under this chapter 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 department of health of the township, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 9-7.3 Contents of License; Expiration; Revocation.

a. All licenses issued under this chapter for a kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound or pet grooming and service establishment shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises. Such licenses shall expire on the last day of December of each year.

b. All such licenses shall be subject to revocation by the commissioners on recommendation of the state department of health or the department of health of the township, for any failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the state department of health or the department of health of the township governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the state department of health or the department of health of the township.

§ 9-7.4 License Fees.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten or less dogs shall be $25, and for more than 10 dogs, $50. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $25. The annual license fee for a pet grooming and service establishment shall be $200. No license fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 9-7.5 Permitting Dogs or Cats Off Premises.

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

§ 9-7.6 Regulations.

a. Any person or entity which operates or establishes a kennel, pet shop, pound or shelter shall be subject to and comply with the requirements and regulations established under the New Jersey Administrative Code with respect to Animal Facility Operation, N.J.A.C. 8:23A-1.1 et seq., and by the County of Bergen and Township of Lyndhurst health department.