Warren, New Jersey

§ 6-1 DEFINITIONS.

BREEDER

Shall mean any person, firm, corporation, or organization in the business of breeding cats and dogs.

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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 at a pet shop.

§ 6-3.1 Required.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall in the month of January, or within 10 days of acquiring the dog or its attaining licensing age, and annually thereafter during January, apply for and procure from the Clerk or other official designated by the Township Committee to license dogs, license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

§ 6-3.2 License Fees.

a. A person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog required to be licensed under the provision of N.J.S.A. 4:19-1 et seq. shall make an application to the Township Board of Health for a license and registration tag for such dog within the time limited by the aforesaid statute and shall pay $16.80.

b. In addition to the municipal fees contained in subsection 6-3.2a above, the Board of Health or any other officer or department as designated by the Township Committee, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3c shall collect and remit to the state, together with the dog registration tag fee of $1.20 for each dog licensed, to be designated for the state Pilot Clinic Fund.

c. In addition to the municipal fees contained in subsection 6-3.2a above, the Board of Health or any other officer or department as designated by the Township Committee, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3b shall collect and remit to the State Department of Health, together with the dog registration fee of $1.20 cited above in subsection 6-3.2b, an additional $3 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. This fee is to be designated for the Animal Population Control Fund.

§ 6-4 LICENSING OF KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS OR POUNDS.

§ 6-4.1 Required.

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

§ 6-4.2 Information.

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Township Board of Health showing compliance with local and state rules and regulations governing location and situation of such establishment.

§ 6-4.3 Term of License.

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 annually on January 31 and be subject to revocation by the Township on recommendation of the state Department of Health or the Township Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the state department or local board governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the state or local board.

§ 6-4.4 Transferability.

Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishment. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 6-4.5 License Fees for Kennels.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or less dogs shall be $20 and for more than 10 dogs $50. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $20. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.

§ 6-4.6 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 other safe control.