Manville, New Jersey

§ BH3-1 Dogs.

A. Definitions.

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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.

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B. License Required.

1. No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Borough without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Animal Registrar upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee; and no person shall keep or harbor a dog in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Dogs shall be registered annually.

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D. Fee; Expiration of License.

1. Fee Schedule. The fee for a dog license shall be as follows:

§ BH3-2 Cats.

C. Licensing Requirement.

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8. License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $13 for each unneutered cat and $10 for each neutered cat.

§ BH3-4 Kennel, Pet Shop, Shelter or Pound.

A. License Requirement.

1. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel or a pet shop shall apply to the Borough Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such an establishment.

2. 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 Health Officer of the Board of Health of the Borough, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

3. The operation of an animal shelter or pound is hereby prohibited within the Borough of Manville.

B. Compliance with the State Department of Health. All licenses issued for a kennel or pet shop shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and all such licenses shall expire annually on June 30 and be subject to revocation by the Borough Council on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Borough for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or the Board of Health of the Borough governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or the Borough Board of Health.

C. Exemption from Individual Dog License Requirement. 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 license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

D. License Fees. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or less dogs shall be $200, and for more than then 10 dogs, $250. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $200, plus any state fees.

E. Leash Required Off Premises. No dog kept in a kennel or pet shop shall be permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate or other safe control.

F. Disposition of License Fees. License fees and other moneys collected or received under the provisions of this chapter shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the Borough within 48 hours after collection or receipt and shall be placed in a special account separate from any of the other accounts of the Borough and which shall be used for the following purposes only: for collecting, keeping and disposing of dogs liable to seizure under this chapter, for local prevention and control of rabies; for providing anti-rabid treatment under the direction of the local Board of Health for any person known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies; for all other purposes prescribed by the statutes of New Jersey governing the suspected to have been exposed to rabies; for all other purposes prescribed by the statutes of New Jersey governing the subject, and for administering the provisions of this chapter. Any unexpended balance remaining in such special account shall be retained therein until the end of the third fiscal year following, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from such special account to the general funds of the Borough any amount then in such account which is in excess of the total amount paid in the special account during the last two fiscal years next preceding. Fees collected for the state shall be forwarded to the state as provided by law or regulation.

G. Listing of Kennels and Pet Shops to State Department of Health. The Borough Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels or pet shops licensed within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.