Waterford, New Jersey

§ 94-1 Definitions.

A. Terms defined. The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings herein indicated for the purposes of this Article 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.

§ 94-2 License required.

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

§ 94-4 Fees.

A. Every person who shall own, keep or harbor any dog or dogs, either male or female, within the boundaries of the Township of Waterford, shall, before the 31st day of January of each year, pay to the Township Clerk for licensing each dog the sum as set forth in the Township Fee Schedule Ordinance,^[1]and, in addition thereto, shall also pay the sum for a registration tag, plus a surcharge for the State of New Jersey PILOT Clinic Fund for a total as set forth in the Township Fee Schedule Ordinance. Additionally, for any dog of reproduction age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, there shall be an additional surcharge as set forth in the Township Fee Schedule Ordinance, to be paid to the State of New Jersey PILOT Clinic Fund. All such fees shall be paid annually for the renewals of such licenses and registration tags. Any person who is required to but fails to obtain a renewal license on or before April 30 of each year shall pay, in addition to the fees prescribed by this section for such licenses or renewal, a late charge as set forth in the Township Fee Schedule Ordinance. Upon payment of the appropriate fees, the Township Clerk shall issue to the applicant a license tag for each such dog, the same to be securely fastened to the licensed dog by means of a collar or harness. Any person applying for the license and registration tag for a dog determined to be potentially dangerous pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et. seq. of the laws of the State of New Jersey shall pay an annual fee as set forth in the Township Fee Schedule Ordinance.

§ 94-10 Kennels and pet shops.

A. No new licenses for kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds shall be issued after the date of the adoption of this subsection. Those licenses existing at the time of the adoption of this subsection may be renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

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

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

D. 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 on the last day of June of each year and be subject to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the township for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the township governing the same after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Township.

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

§ 94-12 Leash control.

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.