Watchung, New Jersey

§ 10-1 DEFINITIONS.

KENNEL

Shall mean an establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

§ 10-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS AND POUNDS.

§ 10-3.1 Licenses Required.

a. Any person or entity who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Mayor and Council for a license entitling that person or entity 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 for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Health Officer of the Borough Board of Health showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.

c. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained. All licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each year, and shall be subject to revocation by the Mayor and Council on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Borough Board of Health for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or Board of Health governing same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department or Board of Health.

d. Any person holding a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by the licensee and kept at the establishments. The licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 10-3.2 Fees.

The annual license fees are set forth in State statutes as follows:

The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10, and for more than 10 dogs, $25. The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be $10. There is no annual fee for a shelter or pound. The annual license fee shall be payable January first annually. The late fee for failure to renew the license and pay the required fee shall be $15 a week imposed on any licensee who fails to renew the license and pay the required renewal fee by February first of the licensing year. This fee is not a penalty, but is in recognition of additional costs incurred by the Board of Health to notify delinquent licensees, to keep additional records, and to enforce the provisions of this section.

§ 10-3.3 Dogs Kept in Kennels to Be Controlled When Off Premises.

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

§ 10-27 CAT LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

§ 10-27.1 Required; Display.

Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk or other official designated by the Governing Body of the Borough to license cats, a license for each cat so owned, kept or harbored.

§ 10-27.7 License Fees.

A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $5 for each unneutered cat and $3 for each neutered cat; for five or more cats, a group fee of $15 for neutered and $25 for unneutered cats will be charged. A person who fails to obtain a license as required within the time period specified in this subsection will be subject to a delinquent fee of $2 per license issued.