As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
Both male and female.
DOG
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
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.
OWN
The harboring, keeping and having any right of property in
a dog or dogs or cat or cats within the Township of Cinnaminson.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall include
every person having a right of property in that dog and every person
who has that dog in his keeping, and when applied to the proprietorship
of any other animal, including, but not limited to, a cat, shall include
every person having a right of property in that animal and every person
who has that animal in his keeping.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
PET SHOP
Any place of business which is not part of a kennel, wherein
animals, including but not limited to dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles,
rabbits, hamsters or gerbils, are kept or displayed chiefly for the
purpose of sale to individuals for personal appreciation and companionship
rather than for business or research purposes.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG
Any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 4:19-23.
[Added 12-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-31]
POUND
An establishment for the confinement of dogs or other animals
seized either under the provisions of this article or otherwise.
SHELTER
Any establishment where dogs or other animals are received,
housed and distributed.
VICIOUS DOG
Any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious pursuant to N.J.S.A.
4:19-22.
[Amended 12-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-31]
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, as defined,
a dog or cat in the Township of Cinnaminson without having obtained
a license for it in compliance with provisions set forth in this article.
B. A license shall be required for any dog or cat which
has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent
teeth.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
An official shall be designated by the Township
Committee as Domestic Animal Registrar for the purpose of issuing
licenses and maintaining records of registration of the dogs and cats
within the Township.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
A. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color
and markings of the dog or cat for which license and registration
is sought and whether it is of a long-haired or short-haired variety;
also the name, street and post office address of the owner and the
person who shall be harboring such dog or cat.
B. All applicants for dog license shall provide a valid
rabies vaccination certification from a veterinarian in compliance
with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2a.
[Amended 4-28-1970 by Ord. No. 1970-16; 12-11-1979 by Ord. No. 1979-11; 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-18; 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 1983-22; 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6; 11-10-1993 by Ord. No.
1993-19; 3-18-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-1; 12-19-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-13; 12-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-20]
A. License fee. The fee for issuance of a dog license and each renewal thereof, and the fee for issuance of a cat license and each renewal thereof shall be as set forth in Chapter
265, Fees.
B. Identification tag fee. There shall be charged the sum as set forth in Chapter
265, Fees, for the annual identification tag.
C. Late application. Whenever an application for the issuance of a dog or cat license or a renewal of the same is made after the time period set forth in §
162-4 of this article has expired, the cost of the issuance of said license or renewal license shall be as set forth in Chapter
265, Fees.
[Amended 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 1983-22; 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
A. The Domestic Animal Registrar shall, upon issuing
the license as herein provided, at the same time issue to the applicant
an identification tag of metal or other suitable material.
B. Said identification tag shall have printed or stamped
plainly thereon "Licensed, Township of Cinnaminson," the current year
and a distinct, different number for each dog or cat. A careful record
of each such number and the accompanying license shall be maintained
by the Domestic Animal Registrar, particularly for identifying lost,
strayed or impounded dogs and/or cats.
C. The shape of the identification tag shall be alternated
each year, and upon satisfactory proof to the Domestic Animal Registrar
that a license tag has been lost, worn or damaged beyond further use
or cannot be found, the Domestic Animal Registrar shall issue to the
same applicant, upon payment of a fee of $1, a new tag, but of a new
and different number, and a notation of the transaction shall also
be made on the office file for the number originally issued.
[Amended 4-21-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7]
A. Dog kennels may be located in the Township where permitted by Chapter
525, Zoning.
B. The owner of a dog kennel shall procure, in lieu of
an individual license for each dog, a kennel license annually in the
month of January, which license shall expire on December 31 of each
year.
C. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodation for 10 or fewer dogs and for kennels accommodating more than 10 dogs shall be as set forth in Chapter
265, Fees.
D. The application for a kennel license shall state the
name and address of the owner of said kennel, the location of the
kennel and the number of dogs that shall be accommodated and shall
be accompanied by written approval of the Township Clerk and Health
Officer showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations
governing location of and the sanitation of such establishment.
E. The kennel license is not transferable.
[Amended 12-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-31; 5-15-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-11]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, association or
corporation owning, keeping, harboring or having the custody or possession
of any dog, whether registered or not, to permit such dog to be in
or upon any public street, avenue or highway, or in any public street,
avenue or highway, or in any public or quasi-public place in the Township
of Cinnaminson, unless such dog shall be led by a chain, cord, thong
or other leash in the hands of a person capable of leading and controlling
such dog or shall be securely confined in an automobile or other vehicle.
B. A female dog in heat must be confined to the house
or pen. When she is being exercised or walked, she must be on lead
with a responsible adult. During this period in heat, said dog shall
not be chained in an open yard or area at any time.
C. No person, corporation or association, with the exception
of duly appointed public officials or employees acting in their official
capacity, shall keep, harbor or have custody or possession, within
the Township of Cinnaminson, of any dog which has been or shall be
intentionally trained to attack, injure, maim or kill any human being
or domestic pet voluntarily or upon command.
[Added 12-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-31]
A. State law incorporated by reference. The state statute
governing vicious and potentially dangerous dogs, N.J.S.A. 4:19-17
et seq., is hereby incorporated in this article by reference.
B. Liability of owner for costs of impoundment and destruction.
If a dog is declared vicious or potentially dangerous pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq. and all appeals pertaining thereto have been
exhausted, the owner of the dog shall be liable to the actual cost
and expenses of impounding and destroying the dog, convening the panel,
notices and such other administrative functions as may be required
to be provided by the Township. The owner shall incur the expense
of impounding the dog in a facility other than the shelter(s) used
for municipal impounding purposes regardless of whether the dog is
ultimately found to be vicious or potentially dangerous.
C. Licensing, registration and identification of potentially
dangerous dogs.
(1) The owner of a dog declared potentially dangerous
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-23 shall apply to the Township Clerk for
a potentially dangerous dog license municipal registration number
and red identification tag. The Township Clerk shall issue the same
upon written verification from the municipal Animal Control Officer
that the owner has complied with the orders of the panel convened
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-21. The owner shall annually renew said
potentially dangerous dog license.
(2) The fee for issuance of a potentially dangerous dog license and each annual renewal thereof shall be as set forth in Chapter
265, Fees.
D. Telephone number for reporting violations of N.J.S.A.
4:19-17 et seq. The Township Clerk shall publicize a telephone number
for reporting violations of the act establishing requirements for
owners of vicious and potentially dangerous dogs, N.J.S.A. 4:19-17
et seq., and shall forward this number to the State Department of
Health and Senior Services.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
Every dog and cat required to be licensed under
this article shall at all times wear a substantial durable collar
to which shall be attached securely the registration tag required.
No person, except an officer in the performance of his duty, shall
remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog or cat without
the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach a registration
tag to a dog or cat for which it was not issued.
The Township Committee may contract any established
humane society, animal welfare group or dog warden to pick up, impound
and dispose of dogs impounded, at a fixed rate of compensation and
for a specified period of time. The term "Dog Controller" shall be
used hereinafter to refer to a humane society, group or organization,
as appropriate.
A canvass of dogs in the Township shall be taken
by the Dog Controller or by a person appointed by the Township Committee,
which individual shall, biennially, on or before May 1 of the year
in which the canvass is made, render a report to the Domestic Animal
Registrar, to the Township Board of Health and to the State Department
of Health and Senior Services of the results of the canvass, setting
forth the names and addresses of the persons owning unlicensed dogs
and the number of unlicensed dogs by each of said persons, with a
complete description of each unlicensed dog.
[Amended 4-12-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-10]
A. No person shall keep, harbor or own any dog which
by habitual barking, yelping or howling, or by the creation of obnoxious
odors or by constant threat of biting, shall cause clear annoyance
to people passing to and fro upon the public streets or to people
on neighboring properties. No person owning a dog within the Township
shall permit such animal to run through or across cultivated gardens
and fields. The foregoing behavior of any dog is hereby declared to
be a nuisance.
B. No person shall be cruel or inhumane to a dog, said
cruelty and inhumanity consisting of biting, torturing, mutilating
or cruelly killing or clear failure to provide food, drink or shelter
for a dog or abandoning an old, sick or disabled dog.
Except as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.19, any
person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon his
first conviction, be liable for a fine not to exceed $50; for a second
conviction, be liable for a fine of not less than $25 nor more than
$100; and for a third and subsequent convictions, be liable for a
fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200.