Millstone, New Jersey

§ 5-9 FEES FOR CHAPTER 9: ANIMAL CONTROL.

§ 9-1.2 Registration and Licensing.

a. Registration and Licensing Requirement. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in the Township shall apply for and procure from the Township Clerk or other official designated by the governing body hereof to license dogs in the Township, 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.

§ 9-2 KENNELS, PET SHOPS AND POUNDS.

§ 9-2.1 Definitions.

As used in this section:

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c. KENNEL – Shall mean any place wherein or whereon;

1. The business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

2. Dogs are distributed or delivered to, or otherwise acquired by, any person on a regular basis, except a pet shop; or

3. Dogs are kept with the intent to distribute or deliver to, or facilitate the acquisition by, any person on a regular basis, except a pet shop.

The definitions of kennel set forth in subsections 9-2.1c2 and 9-2.1c3 shall apply to such distribution, delivery or acquisition of dogs, by any means, including but not limited to sale, charitable contribution or pledge, or transaction free of charge.

§ 9-2.2 Licenses; Applications; Information Required.

a. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the Township for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

b. 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 local municipal and health authorities showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

c. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on January 30 of each year and be subject to revocation by the municipality on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the local Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or local Board governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or local Board.

d. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments. Licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises without the filing of a new application and approval of the Township Committee.

e. Licenses, except for those already in operation, shall hereafter be issued only to kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds located in commercial and/or light industrial zones in the Township.

f. No license for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be granted to any person or immediate family member of such person when such person or their immediate family member has a conviction of any crime or offense as set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:22 et seq.

§ 9-2.4 List of Pet Shops, Kennels, Pounds to State Department of Health.

The Clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the Township shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds 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.

§ 9-2.5 Sanitary Requirements; Enforcement.

a. The rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health and/or the State Department of Agriculture shall govern the sanitary conduct and operations of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, to preserve sanitation therein and to prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.

b. Such rules and regulations shall be enforced by the State Department of Health and/or by local Boards of Health.