Woodbury Heights, New Jersey

§ 51-6 Definitions.

The words hereinafter defined shall have the meanings herein prescribed for the purposes of this Article as follows:

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COMMERCIAL KENNEL

An establishment for the treatment, care, boarding, or training of dogs or cats for a fee, or a place where dogs or cats are bred for resale or for a fee; and where the business is a source of income; and where such establishment has been currently inspected and approved for use by the Gloucester County Health Department or any applicable State agencies.

§ 51-7 Permitted dogs or cats.

B. Grandfather clause. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this section, an owner who, as of the effective date of this Article (the Article was adopted February 17, 2010), possesses more than three dogs and/or three cats shall be permitted to keep and maintain said number of dogs and/or cats as long as all such dogs and/or cats are properly licensed and altered or sterilized in accordance with the requirements of this Article as of that date. An owner shall be entitled to maintain the presently existing number of dogs and/or cats greater than the number permitted by this Article until such dog and/or cat dies or is otherwise transferred out of the borough. When one of the number of dogs and/or cats in excess of the number permitted by this Article shall die or be transferred out of the borough, such animal may not be replaced unless and until the number of dogs or cats owned or possessed by said owner is in compliance with this Article.

§ 51-8 Licensing and vaccination requirements; exemptions.

A. License requirement. No person shall own, keep, harbor, or maintain any dog or cat over six months of age within the borough unless such dog or cat is licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to dogs or cats held by a State or Federally licensed researched facility, a veterinary establishment, shelter, pound, licensed commercial kennel, or pet shop. No dog or cat may be licensed without proof of vaccination as detailed below.

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D. Licensing fees.

(1) All dogs and cats within the limits of the Borough shall be licensed in accordance with New Jersey Law, and the licensing fee therefor shall be as follows:

(a) For altered or nonsterilized dogs: $12.00.

(b) For nonaltered or sterilized dogs: $15.00.

(c) Commercial kennel: $50.00 if under 10 dogs and cats and $100.00 if 10 or more.

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(e) All cats: $10.00.