Rockaway Township, New Jersey

§ 9-1.2 Definitions.

KENNEL

Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling animals or breeding animals for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 9-3.1 Dog licenses and tags required; fees; enforcement.

The following regulations are hereby established pursuant to Chapter 151 of the Laws of 1941 of the State of New Jersey and amendments and supplements thereto:

A. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age, shall annually, in the month of January apply for and procure from the Health Officer of the Township, or such other licensing official as may be designated by the Council, a license and official metal registration tag for each dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

B. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $10 for each altered dog for the first year and every year thereafter. A surcharge of $3 will be imposed on any license for which proof of altering cannot be provided. In addition, three-year licenses shall be available at a fee of $25 for each altered dog and $35 for any dog for which proof of altering cannot be provided.

C. The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains the licensing age, as in the Act provided, shall make application for a license and registration tag for the dog within 10 days after the acquisition or age attainment. The application shall contain the information as required by Statute.

D. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a “potentially dangerous dog” as previously defined in Subsection 9-1.2, shall, in addition to all applicable requirements of the “Vicious Dog Law,” pay an annual fee of $700. The potentially dangerous dog license shall expire on the last day of January of each year.

§ 9-3.2 Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Township Community Services Department for a license entitling him to keep or operate the establishment. 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 Township showing compliance with local and State rules and regulations.

§ 9-4.2 Licensing requirements.

A. Display of license number required. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually during the month of January apply for and procure from the Health Officer of the Township, or other such licensing official as may be designated by the Council, a license and official registration tag with license number, or registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon such cat a collar, or other device with a license number securely fastened or displayed thereto, except for the three-year licenses, which shall be renewed every three years. Acceptable methods of displaying the license number shall include, but are not limited to, break-away or elastic collars. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

§ 9-4.3 Fees.

A. License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $10 for each altered cat for the first year and every year thereafter. A surcharge of $3 will be imposed on any license for which proof of altering cannot be provided. In addition, three-year licenses shall be available at a fee of $25 for each altered cat and $35 for any cat for which proof of altering cannot be provided. A late charge of $5 shall be assessed for the issuance of a license for each month or portion of a month after the last date of the month when the licenses are due.