[Adopted 2-18-1942 by Ord. No. 970 (Ch.
115, Art. I, of the 1979 Code)]
No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog
which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set
of permanent teeth, in the City of Garfield, without first obtaining
a license therefor, to be issued by the City Clerk of the City of
Garfield upon application by the owner of said dog and payment of
the license fees hereinafter set forth, and no person shall own, keep
or harbor any dog of licensing age in the City of Garfield except
in compliance with the provisions of this article.
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog
of licensing age shall annually in the month of January apply for
and procure from the Clerk of the City of Garfield or other official
designated by the governing body thereof to license dogs in the municipality
in which he resides a license and official metal registration tag
for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon
each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely
fastened thereto.
[Amended 6-18-1968 by Ord. No. 1391; 12-16-1980 by Ord. No.
1743; 5-5-1981 by Ord. No. 1751; 8-2-1983 by Ord. No. 1814; 4-23-2002 by Ord. No. 2339; 1-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2519; 5-11-2010 by Ord. No.
2584; 10-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2692[1]]
A.
The annual fee to be paid for a dog license is hereby fixed in the
sum of $15 for any nonspayed or nonneutered dog, of which $1 shall
be remitted to the state as the registration fee, $20 shall be remitted
to the state for the Pilot Clinic Fund, and $3 shall be remitted to
the state as the Animal Population Control Fund; provided, however,
that the fee shall be $10 if the owner shall submit a certificate
signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed
or neutered, in which case $1 shall be remitted to the state as the
registration fee and $20 shall be remitted to the state for the Pilot
Clinic Fund.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance stated that it would take effect
1-1-2015.
Only one license and registration tag shall
be required in any licensing year for any dog owned in New Jersey,
and such license and tag shall be accepted by all municipalities as
evidence of compliance with the local ordinance and with state law.
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing
age or of any dog which attains licensing age shall make application
for license and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after
such acquisition or age attainment.
No person, except an officer in the performance
of his duties, shall remove a registration tag from the collar of
any dog without the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach
a registration tag to a dog for which it was not issued.
License fees and other moneys collected or received
under this article shall be forwarded to the Tax Collector of the
City within 30 days after collection or receipt and shall be disbursed
as provided for in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11.
The provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq.
shall be construed to apply to the City of Garfield, and any and all
police officers or agents authorized or empowered to perform any duty
under said Act shall be empowered to do so by virtue of this article
as if the same were fully included and recited herein.
[Amended 5-20-1980 by Ord. No. 1723; 1-22-2008 by Ord. No.
2519]
Any dog not bearing a registration tag as required
by N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2 shall be impounded, redeemed and disposed of
as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16.
[Amended 5-20-1980 by Ord. No. 1723; 4-25-2006 by Ord. No.
2457; 1-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2519]
Except as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.19, any
person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions
of this article shall be punished by one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
