Township of Brick, NJ Enforcement of Dog Laws

[Amended 3-14-1989 by Ord. No. 666-89; 11-28-2006 by Ord. No. 37-06; 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 17-12]

In order to properly license each dog, dog kennel, pet store not prohibited by Chapter 98, § 98-70, shelter and pound in the municipality, as contemplated by P.L. 1941, c. 151, approved May 24, 1941 (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq.), the following employees and officials of this municipality are charged with the following responsibilities and duties:

The Township Clerk shall:

(1)

Secure from the State Department of Health the license forms and uniform official metal registration tags designed by said Department and shall submit the same to the Township Council in order that said Council shall be able to order a sufficient supply of such forms and tags, as contemplated by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2.

(2)

Prepare a sample form of application for a license as contemplated by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.5 and 4:19-15.7 and submit the same to Township Council so that said Council may order said applications.

(3)

See that all applications for licenses are properly filled out and signed by applicants and that all information on each application and the registration number issued for each dog are preserved for a period of three years, forward similar information to the State Department of Health each month on forms furnished by said Department and see that all registration numbers are issued in the order of the applications as set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3.

(4)

Take and receive all applications for licenses mentioned in this article and said law and all moneys to be collected pursuant hereto and said law, issue all licenses provided for by this article and said law, and forward the proper fee to the State Department of Health within the time fixed by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11.

(5)

Grant and issue all licenses contemplated by this article and said law and deliver all license fees belonging to this municipality to the Treasurer thereof monthly.

(6)

Forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed in this municipality, within 30 days after the several licenses are issued, as directed in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.13.

(7)

Annually or biennially, cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within this municipality and report to the local Board of Health and to the State Department of Health the result thereof, setting forth, in separate columns, the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring such dogs, the number of licensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by each of said persons, together with the registration numbers of each of said dogs, and the number of the unlicensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by each of said persons, together with a complete description of each of said unlicensed dogs, as directed by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.15.

The Chief of Police shall:

(1)

Take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody and impounded and thereafter destroyed or disposed of any dog as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16.

(2)

If he finds a dog wearing a collar or harness having inscribed thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any person, or registration tag of the owner, or if the person keeping or harboring said dog is known, shall, either personally or by any person authorized in his behalf, forthwith serve a notice on the person whose address is given on the collar or is known to be keeping or harboring said dog, such notice to be in writing, stating that the dog has been seized and will be liable to be offered for adoption or destroyed if not claimed within seven days after service of the notice, said notice to be served as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16.

(3)

Destroy any dog seized by him under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16, provided that the dog has been detained for seven days after notice, when notice can be given under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16, or has been detained for seven days after seizure, and if the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog has not claimed said dog and paid all expenses incurred by reason of its detention, including maintenance at $4 per day, and if the dog is unlicensed at the time of the seizure and the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog has not produced a license or registration tag for said dog. The person so authorized to destroy a dog may authorize another person in his behalf to destroy said dog if he personally, by reason of absence or illness, is unable to do so.