Netcong, New Jersey

§ 105-1 Definitions and usage.

A. Definitions. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meaning herein indicated for the purposes of this chapter, as follows:

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KENNEL

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

§ 105-2 License and compliance required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Borough of Netcong in the County of Morris without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Clerk of the Borough upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog in said Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 105-4 License and tag fees; exception.

A. Fees and expiration.

(1) The person applying for the license and registration tag or for a renewal of such license and registration tag shall pay the appropriate fee for each dog as follows:

(a) One-year local license: $12.

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(e) State surcharge (for those dogs for which proof of alteration has not been provided): $3.

§ 105-9 Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds.

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 of the borough 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 and 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.

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 the last day of January of each year 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 Board of Health of the borough.

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; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 105-10 Fees for kennels and pet shops.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10, and for more than 10 dogs shall be $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 105-11 Dogs off premises of kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound.

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