Sparta, New Jersey

§ 5-12.1 Vaccination and Licensing Required.

a. No person shall own, keep, harbor, or maintain any cat over seven months of age within the Township unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery, or those held by a State or Federally licensed research facility, or a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical, or other treatments, or licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels, or pet shops.

§ 5-12.8 Fees.

A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $12 for each neutered cat for a one-year license or $24 for a three-year license and $15 for each unneutered cat for a one-year license or $30 for a three-year license for each unneutered cat. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required by February 1, will be subject to a delinquent fee of $5 per month for each cat.

Article III Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds

§ 5-16.1 Definitions.

As used in this article:

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.

§ 5-16.2 License Required; Exemption for Individual Dog Licenses.

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 Health Department 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, shall expire annually on January 31 and shall not 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.

§ 5-16.3 Application.

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, the purpose for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Township Health Department showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at such establishments.

§ 5-16.4 Revocation of License to Operate Establishment for Dogs.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the manager on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the Township Department of Health for failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this section, or the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health, or of the Township Department of Health governing the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Township Manager as provided in subsection 2-5.13.

§ 5-16.5 Fees.

a. The annual license fee for a kennel shall be $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $25. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

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