Peapack & Gladstone, New Jersey

§ 8-1 DEFINITIONS.

As used herein, the following words shall have the meanings set forth below:

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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.

§ 8-2.1 Licensing of Dogs Required.

License shall be required for the following dogs of licensing age:

a. Any dog owned or kept within the Borough by a resident of the Borough on the first day of January of any calendar year.

b. Any dog acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Borough for more than ten (10) days after acquisition.

c. Any dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

d. Any unlicensed dog brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than ten (10) days.

e. Any dog licensed by another State brought into the Borough by any person and kept within the Borough for more than ninety (90) days.

§ 8-2.5 License Fees.

The person applying for the license shall pay a fee in accordance with the following schedule:

a. For the Calendar Year 2012. The person applying for the license shall pay a fee of twelve dollars and eighty ($12.80) cents for each dog. He/She shall also pay one dollar and twenty ($1.20) cents for the registration tag for each dog as required by the State of New Jersey. An additional tag fee of three ($3.00) dollars will be charged if the owner does not produce a certificate of alteration for his/her dog.

b. For the Calendar Year 2013. The person applying for the license shall pay a fee of nineteen dollars and eighty ($19.80) cents for each dog. He/She shall also pay one dollar and twenty ($1.20) cents for the registration tag for each dog as required by the State of New Jersey. An additional tag fee of three ($3.00) dollars will be charged if the owner does not produce a certificate of alteration for his/her dog. The same fees shall be charged for each annual renewal of each license until such time as that fee may be changed by ordinance.

§ 8-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS AND POUNDS.

§ 8-3.1 License Required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound, shall apply to the Borough Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment, such license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 8-3.2 Application Information.

The application shall contain the following information:

a. The name and permanent and local address of the applicant, and telephone number (home and business).

b. The street address where the establishment is located, or proposed to be located, together with a general description of the premises.

c. The purpose for which it is to be maintained.

d. The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated by such establishment at any one (1) time.

§ 8-3.3 Approval of Health Officer.

No license shall be issued until the proposed licensee submits a written statement from the Health Officer of the Board of Health that the establishment or proposed establishment complies with the local and State rules governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

§ 8-3.4 License Term.

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.

§ 8-3.5 License Fees.

The annual fees for kennel or pet shop license shall be as follows:

§ 8-3.6 Compliance With State Regulations.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the Borough Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health.

Any person holding a license to establish, keep or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with all Borough ordinances and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennel, pet shops, shelters and pounds, the preservation of sanitation therein and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.

§ 8-3.7 Report to State Health Department.

The Borough Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters or 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.

§ 8-3.8 Control of Dogs Off Premises.

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