Ringwood, New Jersey

§ 5-1 DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter:

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KENNEL

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

§ 5-3 DOG AND CAT LICENSES.

§ 5-3.1 Licenses Required.

a. No person shall keep or harbor or suffer the keeping or harboring within the limits of the Borough any dog or cat of licensing age without first obtaining a license to be issued by the Health Department of the Borough upon application by the owner or some person on behalf of the owner and payment of the prescribed fee. No person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions for the control of animals contained in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., and any amendments thereof and this chapter.

§ 5-12 KENNEL; PET SHOP; SHELTER; POUND.

a. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or pound shall apply to the Health Department for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment and shall pay an annual fee as established in Section 5-14. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose for which it is to be maintained.

b. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall expire on the last day of June of each year and be subject to revocation by the Borough for failure to comply with rules and regulations governing kennels, pet shops, shelters, and pounds pursuant the N.J.A.C. 8:23-1.1 et seq. and this chapter. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for animals owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

c. No animal kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off the premises, except on leash or in a crate or other method of safe control.

§ 5-14 FEES.

The following fees shall be paid to the Borough for compliance with this chapter:

a. License and Registration Tag, Annual.

1. Dogs.

(a) Neutered: $12 per dog.

(b) All others: $15 per dog.

2. Cats.

(a) Neutered: $5 per cat.

(b) All others: $8 per cat.