Wildwood, New Jersey

§ 8-1 DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this chapter the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

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KENNEL

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

§ 8-2.1 License; When Required.

Licenses shall be required for the following dogs of licensing age:

a. Any dog owned and kept within the city on the first day of January of any calendar year.

b. Any dog acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the city for more than ten days after acquisition.

c. Any dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.

d. Any unlicensed dog brought into the city by any person and kept within the city for more than ten days.

e. Any dog licensed by another state brought into the city by any person and kept within the city for more than 90 days.

Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any licensing year for any dog owned in New Jersey, and the license and tag issued by any other municipality of this state shall be accepted by the city as evidence of compliance with this chapter.

§ 8-2.4 Fees.

The person applying for a dog license shall pay a fee of six ($6.00) dollars to the City of Wildwood, plus a registration fee to the State of New Jersey of one ($1.00) dollar and a twenty ($.20) cent fee for the “Pilot Spay Neutering Clinic Fund”. Owners issued licenses for nonspayed or nonneutered dogs of reproductive age are to be issued assessed an additional three ($3.00) dollar fee. A dog of licensing age is considered to be of reproductive age. Owners presenting a statement signed by a veterinarian or a notarized statement signed personally certifying that their dog has been sterilized are exempt from the three ($3.00) dollar fee. A license holder shall pay one dollar and fifty ($1.50) cents for the reissuance of a lost dog license.

§ 8-3 KENNELS, PET SHOPS, SHELTERS, POUNDS.

§ 8-3.1 License Required.

Any person who operates or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the city clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such a license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by him and kept at his establishment. Such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 8-3.2 Application Information.

The application shall contain the following information:

a. The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.

b. The street address where establishment is located, or proposed to be located, together with a general description of the premises.

c. The purposes for which it is to be maintained.

d. The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated by such establishment at any one time.

§ 8-3.3 Approval of Health Officer.

No license shall be issued until the proposed licensee submits a written statement from the health officer that the establishment or proposed establishment complies with the local and state rules governing the location of and sanitation at such establishment.

§ 8-3.4 License Term.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained and shall expire on the last day of January of each year.

§ 8-3.5 Kennel and Pet Shop License Fees.

a. The annual license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses shall be as follows:

1. Kennel accommodating ten or less dogs: $15.

2. Kennel accommodating more than ten dogs: $33.50.

§ 8-3.6 Compliance with State Regulations.

All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be subject to revocation by the board of commissioners on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the health officer of the City of Wildwood for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the health officer after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the health officer.

Any person holding a license to establish, keep, or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with all city ordinances and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, the preservation of sanitation therein, and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments.

§ 8-3.8 Control of 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.