Perth Amboy, New Jersey

§ 199-1 Definitions.

A. Definitions. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings 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.

§ 199-2 License and compliance required.

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

§ 199-4 License and tag fees; expiration.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $5.80 for each dog; the sum of $1 for the registration tag for each dog; the sum of $0.20 for each dog license to be designated for the Pilot Clinic Fund and an additional $3 surcharge on all licenses issued for nonspayed and unneutered dogs.

§ 199-9 Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pet-grooming establishments.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pet-grooming establishment shall apply to the Health Division 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 Division of Health of the city, 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 pet-grooming establishment 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 Council on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Division of Health of the city for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or the Division of Health of the city governing the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing either by the State Department or the Division of Health of the city.

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.

§ 199-10 License fee for kennels, pet shops and pet-grooming establishments.

A. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or fewer dogs shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) and, for more than ten (10) dogs, forty dollars ($40).

§ 199-11 Dogs off kennel or pet shop premises.

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