Washington Borough, New Jersey

§ 35-1 Definitions.

A. Definitions. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings herein indicated for the purposes of this chapter, as follows:

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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.

§ 35-2 License required.

No person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat within the Borough of Washington, in the County of Warren, without first obtaining a license therefor, to be issued by the Clerk of the Borough upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat in said Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 35-4 Licensing fees; proof of sterilization and rabies inoculation; exception; penalty for late payment.

A. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee or fees which shall be in accordance with P.L. 1983, c. 181, also known as “A-1472,” signed into law by the Governor on May 10, 1983, and in compliance with P.L. 1983, c. 172, also known as “A-1917,” or any laws supplementary or amendatory thereto, as follows:

(1) Dog, neutered: $15.

(2) Dog, unneutered: $20

(3) Cat, neutered: $10.

(4) Cat, unneutered fee: $15.

§ 35-9 Dogs in kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds.

No dog or cat kept in kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises except on a leash or in a crate or other safe control.

§ 35-9.1 License for kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound.

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

B. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Zoning Officer and County of Warren Health Department showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

C. All licenses issued for kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purposes for which the establishment is maintained, and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each year and be subject to revocation by the municipality on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the local 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 department or local board.

D. Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dog or cats owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments; such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 35-9.2 License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound.

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs or cats shall be $10, and for more than 10 dogs or cats, $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.