Somerville, New Jersey

§ 62-3 Licensing Requirements.

A. Cats must have license number displayed. Any person shall own, keep, or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the licensing authority, a license and official registration tag with license number for each cat so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon such cat a collar, or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying license number shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic licensing collars. License tags are not transferable. Any cat of licensing age who does not bear an official valid registration tag shall be deemed a “stray”. Stray cats may be confiscated by the Borough Animal Control Warden.

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G. License fee schedule. A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of fourteen dollars ($14) for each nonneutered cat, and eleven dollars ($11) for each neutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required within the time period specified shall be subject to a delinquent fee of three dollars ($3) for the first month and one dollar ($1) for each succeeding month.

§ 74-1 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.

§ 74-2 License and Tag Required; Placing Tag on Dog.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall, during the month of January of each year, apply for and procure from the authorized municipal licensing official a license and official registration tag for each such dog owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 74-3 Fees; Expiration of License; Seeing Eye Dogs.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tag for a neutered dog shall pay a municipal fee of ten dollars and eighty cents ($10.80) for the municipal dog license for each dog and an additional sum of one dollar ($1) as a State fee and an additional twenty cents ($.20) for the New Jersey Clinic Fund for a total of twelve dollars ($12). The person applying for the license and registration tag for a nonneutered dog shall pay a municipal fee of ten dollars eighty cents ($10.80) for the municipal dog license for each dog and an additional sum of four dollars ($4) as a State fee and an additional twenty cents ($.20) for the New Jersey Clinic Fund for a total of fifteen dollars ($15). Any person who does not obtain the necessary license and registration tag within the time period set forth herein or in Section 74-7 hereof shall pay in addition to the regular license and registration fee a late charge of three dollars ($3) for the first month and one dollar ($1) charge per month thereafter.

§ 74-9 License Required for Dog Establishments.

A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the authorized municipal officer for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. All licenses issued for such establishments shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and shall expire on the last day of January of each year, and no such license shall be transferable to another owner or different premises.

B. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments.

§ 74-10 Contents of Application for Establishment License.

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound 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 Board of Health and Zoning Officer showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 74-11 Revocation of Establishment License.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the governing body on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Municipal Board of Health for failure to comply with applicable provisions of this Article or the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or of the Municipal Board of Health governing the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the governing body.

§ 74-12 License Fees for Dog Establishments.

A. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten (10) or fewer dogs shall be ten dollars ($10) and for more than ten (10) dogs, twenty-five dollars ($25). The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be ten dollars ($10). No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

B. License fees for dog establishments shall be paid with the application.

§ 74-13 Control of Dogs Off Premises of Establishment.

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 under other safe control.