Mount Olive, New Jersey

§ 169-1 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

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

§ 169-6 Licenses.

A. No person shall keep or harbor or suffer the keeping or harboring of, within the limits of the Township of Mount Olive, any dog of licensing age without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Mount Olive Township Department of Health and Welfare upon application by the owner or some person on behalf of the owner and payment of the prescribed fee; and no person shall keep or harbor any dog in said Township except in compliance with the provisions of this article and the provisions for the control of dogs contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 through 4:19-15.29 and any amendments thereof. No dog license shall be issued without proof of rabies immunization.

B. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Department of Health and Welfare for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Township Board of Health, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments and certification that it adheres to the Township of Mount Olive Zoning Ordinance.^[1] 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 the last day of June 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 of Health or the Local Board of Health governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or Local Board of Health. Any person holding such a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments; and such license shall not be transferable to another owner. All dogs of licensing age held in a kennel or pet shop shall be given rabies shots, and certificates shall be held for inspection by the Board of Health.

§ 169-8 Fees.

A. The person applying for a license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $16 for each dog. The owner of any dog which is not neutered or spayed at the time application is made for the license and registration tag shall pay $3 in addition to the fee described above. No owner of a dog will be exempt from the surcharge of $3 unless the owner presents a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered. Of the total fee paid for any dog, the Township of Mount Olive shall send $1 to the New Jersey State Board of Health for rabies control, pursuant to the provisions contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11 and any amendments thereof, and $0.20 to the State of New Jersey, designated for the Pilot Clinic Fund pursuant to the Laws of 1983, Chapter 181.^[1] Mount Olive Township shall send the surcharge of $3 to the State of New Jersey, designated for the Animal Population Control Fund pursuant to the Laws of 1983, Chapter 172. […]

§ 169-36 Licensing requirements; fees.

A. Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall initially apply for a license during the month of April and shall thereafter, during the month of April, annually apply for and procure from the Clerk of the municipality or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license cats in the municipality in which he/she resides 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 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. A cat that has a registered and active microchip is exempt from wearing a collar with a license tag on it. The microchip number shall be supplied by the owner at the time of applying for the license.

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G. License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $16 for an unneutered cat and $13 for a 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 $3 per month.