Pleasantville, New Jersey

§ 90-2 Definitions.

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

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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.

§ 90-3 Application for license and registration tag.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in the city shall, in the month of January in each year, apply for and procure from the City Clerk 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.

§ 90-7 License and tag fees; exception.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay to the City Clerk one of the following:

(1) Five dollars for each dog which has been spayed or neutered; $8 for each dog that is not spayed or neutered. Said licenses shall expire on the 31st day of January in each year.

Article II Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds

§ 90-20 License required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel or pet shop shall apply to the City Clerk for a license entitling him or her 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 establishments; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 90-21 Application information.

A. The application shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.

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

(3) The purposes for which it is to be maintained.

B. Each application shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Health Officer of the Atlantic County Board of Health that the establishment or proposed establishment complies with local and state rules governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

§ 90-22 License term.

All licenses issued for a kennel or pet shop 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.

§ 90-23 License fees.

License fees for kennels and pet shops shall be as follows:

A. A kennel accommodating 10 or fewer dogs shall pay $10 each year.

B. A kennel accommodating more than 10 dogs shall pay $25 each year.

§ 90-24 Causes for revocation.

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

§ 90-25 Control of dogs off premises.

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