Vernon, New Jersey

§ 148-7 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.

§ 148-8 License required; compliance; lost license tag; rabies inoculation required.

A. No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the Township without first obtaining a license thereof, to be issued by the Bureau of Animal Control upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog except in compliance with the provisions of this article.

§ 148-18 Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds; licensing requirements.

A. License required; exemption for individual dog licenses.

(1) Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Bureau of Animal Control; for a license 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 June 30 and shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

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

B. 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 Bureau of Animal Control showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at such establishments.

C. 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 Mayor on recommendation of the State Department of Health and Senior Services or the Township Bureau of Animal Control for failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this section, or the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and Senior Services, or of the Township Bureau of Animal Control governing the same, after the licensee has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health and Senior Services or the Mayor.

D. License fees for dog establishments; exemption for shelter or pound.

(1) The annual license fee for a kennel or pet shop shall be the fee established in Chapter 250, Fees and Escrows, Article II. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound, per Chapter 250, Fees and Escrows, Article II.

(2) License fees for dog establishments shall be paid with the application.

E. Permitting dogs off premises. 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.

F. List of licensed dog establishments to be forwarded to State Department of Health and Senior Services. The Bureau of Animal Control shall forward to the State Department of Health and Senior Services a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed, within 30 days after the licenses are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.

§ 250-15 Animal control.

A. Dog license, local $12.80.

B. Dog license, state $1.20.

C. Nonneutered or spayed, state fee: $3.

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J. Kennel license.

(1) 10 or fewer dogs: $10.

(2) More than 10 dogs: $25.