Totowa, New Jersey

§ 115-1 License required.

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

§ 115-3 Fees; expiration date; exemptions.

A. License and registration fees.

(1) The person applying for a license and registration fee shall pay a licensing fee of $7 for each male or female dog. License and registration for each dog, male or female, shall be renewed annually on or before January 1 of each year. In addition to the license and registration fee, there shall also be collected a fee of $1 for the State Department of Health and Senior Services for the control of rabies. All existing licenses shall expire on the last day of December in each year.

(2) In addition to the above-mentioned fees and pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.5, as amended by P.L. 1952, c. 37, the following additional fees shall be due along with the regular dog licensing fee:

(a) Pilot Spay Neutering Clinic Fund (PCF): an additional $0.20 per license.

(b) Animal Population Control Fund (APCF): a fee of $3 shall be collected for nonspayed and nonneutered dogs of a reproductive age. A dog licensing age is considered to be of reproductive age. Owners presenting a statement signed by a veterinarian or a notarized statement signed personally certifying that their dog has been sterilized are exempt from the $3 fee.