Midland Park, New Jersey

§ 5-1.1 Definitions.

a. Definitions. As used in this section:

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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.

§ 5-1.2 Licenses and Registration Tags.

a. No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Borough without first obtaining a license and a registration tag therefor as herein provided.

b. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 5-1.4 Licenses for Kennels and Pet Shops.

A. The operation of a kennel or pet shop shall be considered a commercial or business use of land and premises and shall not be located in any zone where such use is not expressly permitted as a primary use under the Land Development Regulations unless the proper municipal authority shall expressly approve same.

b. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel or pet shop shall apply to the Borough Clerk for license therefor. Each application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or proposed to be located, the purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Borough Health Officer, showing compliance with the rules and regulations governing the location and sanitation at such establishment and by the written approval of the Borough Zoning Officer showing compliance with the Borough Zoning Ordinance.

c. 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 on the last day of January each year and shall be subject to revocation by the Borough Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health or Borough Board of Health, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by the State Department of Health or by the Borough Board of Health.

d. All applications for kennel licenses and annual renewals thereof must be made in the month of January. All applications for newly constructed kennels or new pet shops must be made before the same are placed in operation.

e. The annual license fees for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) dogs or less and for more than ten (10) dogs can be found in Chapter 90. The annual license fee for a pet shop can also be found in Chapter 90. No fee shall be charged for a pound.

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

g. 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.

h. No kennel license shall be issued to a person who is not conducting a business operation. No kennel license shall be issued as a device for evading the obligation of obtaining individual dog licenses and registration tags.

i. The Borough Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops and pounds licensed within thirty (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.

§ 5-3.3 Provisions Relating to Rabies Vaccination of Cats.

a. Vaccination and License Requirements. No person shall be the owner of a cat of licensing age within the Borough unless such cat is licensed and has a vaccination which was administered within the last three hundred sixty-five (365) days or for which a valid vaccination certificate indicates an expiration date occurring in the future. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical, or other treatments.

§ 90-5 FEES FOR CHAPTER 5, ANIMAL CONTROL.