As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DOG
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
DOG OF LICENSING AGE
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses
a set of permanent teeth.
[Amended 11-7-1977]
GROOMING ESTABLISHMENT
Any place that washes, clips or trims dogs and cats but where such
animals may or may not be kept overnight.
KENNEL
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or
selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on on a regular basis, except
a pet shop. Every place where five or more dogs of licensing age are kept
or maintained for commercial purposes shall be considered a kennel.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, includes every person
having a right of property in such dog and every person who has such dog in
his keeping.
PET SHOP
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part of a
kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
POUND
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized under the provisions
of this chapter or otherwise.
SHELTER
Any establishment where five or more dogs of licensing age are received,
housed and distributed without charge.
No person, firm, corporation or owner shall operate or maintain a kennel,
pet shop, pound, shelter or grooming establishment except in accordance with
the following standards and according to the following rules and regulations:
A. At no time should any part of the residence be used as
a kennel.
B. In kennels and shelters, the dogs shall be confined to
a secure enclosure. Run areas shall be connected thereto so that dogs cannot
reasonably come in contact with other dogs.
C. In pet shops, the dogs or other animals shall be confined
to a secure enclosure and the run areas connected thereto so that they cannot
reasonably come in contact with other animals.
D. The size, location and sanitary facilities of secure
enclosures and run areas connected thereto in kennels, pet shops and shelters
shall be such that dogs and other animals cannot cause a nuisance.
E. Buildings used for kennels, pet shops, grooming establishments
and shelters shall comply in all respects with the Building and Zoning Codes
of the Township of Hillsborough.
F. All secure enclosures, except shelters, shall be constructed
of impervious washable material. The floors of secure enclosures and run areas
shall have a concrete steel-troweled base or other base approved by the Board
of Health and shall be pitched to provide proper drainage to drains and gutters
which are connected to an approved subsurface septic system or sewer line,
if available.
G. The buildings used for kennels, pet shops, pounds and
shelters shall at all times have hot and cold potable water; be maintained
at a minimum temperature of 55º F., except where a certain breed of dog
requires a lower temperature; have facilities for washing and sanitizing utensils
in a manner approved by the Board of Health; and have windows and doors which
are screened and provide adequate ventilation so that the premises are free
from insects and foul odors.
H. Kennels and pounds shall have a room or rooms for segregating
dogs or other animals to provide for the following circumstances:
(1) Dogs and other animals that are diseased or which have
been exposed to disease.
(2) Dogs and other animals that are ill-tempered.
(3) Dogs or other animals which have had contact with a known
or suspected rabid animal.
I. Facilities for the humane destruction of dogs or other
animals and the disposal of carcasses shall be approved by the Board of Health.
J. Supplies of food and bedding shall be stored in facilities
which adequately protect such supplies against infestation or contamination
by vermin. Refrigeration shall be provided for supplies of perishable food.
K. Provision shall be made for the removal and disposal
of animal and food wastes, bedding and debris. Disposal facilities shall be
so provided and operated as to minimize vermin infestation, odors and disease
hazards.
L. Premises (building and grounds) shall be kept clean and
in good repair in order to protect the animals from injury and to facilitate
the prescribed husbandry practices set forth in these rules and regulations.
Premises shall remain free of accumulations of trash. Insects, ectoparasites
and avian and mammalian pests shall be controlled effectively.
[Added 7-11-1977]
An application for a permit to maintain a kennel, pet shop, pound, shelter
or grooming establishment shall be completed and submitted to the Clerk of
Hillsborough Township by each owner. The application fee shall be as follows:
A. Shelter: $10 per annum, in addition to the Township licensing
fee for each and every dog.
B. Kennel and all other establishments: $50 per annum.
The Township Clerk of the Township of Hillsborough is hereby designated
as the official who shall forward to the State Department of Health a list
of all permitted kennels, pet shops, shelters, pounds and grooming establishments
within 30 days after the permits are issued, which list shall include the
name and address of the permittee and the kind of permit issued.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or who fails or refuses
to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty
of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense, to be recovered in
the name of the Board of Health of Hillsborough Township, and if any defendant
refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against
him and the costs and charges incident thereto, such defendant shall be committed
to the county jail for a period not exceeding 10 days in the case of a first
conviction and, in the case of a second, subsequent or continuing violation,
for a period not exceeding 30 days.