Metuchen, New Jersey

§ 59-3 License and registration of dogs.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Borough without registering and obtaining a license therefor to be issued by the Secretary of the Board of Health upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

§ 59-6 Fees; expiration dates.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tag of a dog shall pay an annual fee of $13.80 plus such additional fees as established by the state and forwarded to the Department of Health. A fee of $3 shall be added for unneutered dogs. For each annual renewal the fee for the license for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license tag. The licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January of the following year.

§ 59-12 Licensing of cats.

A. Annual renewal; fastening to cat. Any person who shall own, keep, or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Secretary of the Board of Health, or other official designated by the Borough Council to license cats, 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 a 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 breakaway or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

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G. Fees. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $15 for each unneutered cat and $12 for each neutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required within the time period specified in this section will be subject to a delinquent fee of $5, as well as such other penalties as provided in § 59-34 of this article.