Scotch Plains, 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 dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 5-2.1 License Required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Township without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Clerk of the Township upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog in the Township except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 5-2.3 Fee.

a. The person applying for a license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $10.00 dollars for each neutered or spayed dog and $15.00 dollars for each dog not neutered or spayed, this sum is inclusive of any such fee that may be fixed by the State of New Jersey, for the registration tag of each dog; for each annual renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag; and the license, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January in each year.

§ 5-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTER OR POUND.

§ 5-3.1 License Required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Township Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.

§ 5-3.2 Application. 

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, 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 the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation of such establishments. The applicant shall also complete the “Additional Information” questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

§ 5-3.3 License Information.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound 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, and be subject to revocation by the Township council on recommendations of the State department of health or the health officer of the Township for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State department of health, or health department of the Township governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State department of health or the health department of the Township.

§ 5-3.4 Individual Dog Licenses Not Required.

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.

§ 5-3.5 Revocation of License to Operate Establishments for Dogs.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the Township council for failure to comply with applicable provisions of this chapter and/or any New Jersey State Statute rule or regulation dealing with the licensing and operation of kennels, pet shops and pounds, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by the Township council.

§ 5-3.6 Fees for Kennel Providing Accommodations.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten or less dogs shall be $10, and for more than ten dogs $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 5-3.7 Safe Control.

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