Princeton, New Jersey

§ B6-1 License for Individual Dogs; Requirements; Fees.

(a)

(1) Any person who owns, keeps or harbors a dog within Princeton, that has attained the age of seven months or that possesses a set of permanent teeth shall annually in the month of February apply for and procure from the municipal clerk a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog and shall place upon such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto; provided, that in the event such a dog shall be newly-acquired, or in the event that after acquisition a dog shall attain the age of seven months or develop a set of permanent teeth, the initial application for license and registration tag shall be made within 10 days after such acquisition, age attainment or development of teeth, as the case may be.

(2) The fee for a license for each dog shall be $20 (i.e. the municipal license fee plus a state surcharge of $0.20, and $1 for each one-year registration tag). For each annual renewal, the fees for the license and registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag. The licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof all shall expire and become invalid at midnight on the last day of February of the succeeding year. If an initial or renewal application is not made in accordance with the time limits set forth in this subsection, in Section 6-1(a)(1) above, or in Sections 6-1(f) and (g) below, or within 31 days thereafter, there shall also be an administrative fee of $1 for each month or fraction of a month that has elapsed between the expiration of the applicable time limit and the making of the application.

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(b) In addition to the license fee referred to in subsection (a)(2) an additional fee of $3 shall be paid by a person applying for the license with respect to any dog of reproductive age that has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. Any person claiming to be exempt from such fee shall provide a copy of a veterinarian’s certification of neutering.