[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Hillsborough 9-13-1976
(Ch. 172 of the 1977 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses
a set of permanent teeth.
[Amended 11-7-1977]
Any place that washes, clips or trims dogs and cats but where such
animals may or may not be kept overnight.
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.
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.
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part of a
kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized under the provisions
of this chapter or otherwise.
Any establishment where five or more dogs of licensing age are received,
housed and distributed without charge.
A.
No person, firm, corporation or owner shall operate or
maintain a kennel, pet shop, pound, shelter or grooming establishment without
first obtaining a permit therefor from the Board of Health.
B.
The application for a permit shall describe the premises
where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose
or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be in compliance with
the local and state rules and regulations governing the location and sanitation
of such establishments and be in compliance with this chapter. Said application
shall have annexed to it blueprints of the building, showing the site and
plans of the premises and building and grounds.
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.
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:
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.
A.
Any person operating or employed at a kennel, pet shop,
pound, shelter or grooming establishment who observes or otherwise has reason
to believe that any animal is or may be rabid shall immediately notify the
Board of Health or the State Department of Health.
B.
All dogs or other animals which have had contact with
a known or suspected rabid animal shall be segregated.
A.
Commencing with the effective date of this chapter, the
owner or operator of each kennel, pet shop, pound or shelter shall be responsible
for and shall maintain a record showing:
(1)
Description of each dog received.
(2)
License number of each dog.
(3)
Breed.
(4)
Age.
(5)
Sex.
(6)
Name, address and telephone number of person from whom
such dog was acquired.
(7)
Date when each dog was disposed of and the name, address
and telephone number of the person to whom such dog was sold or otherwise
transferred.
B.
These records shall be kept at the permitted premises
for two years after the date of disposal of such dog or removal from the permitted
premises and shall be available to any agent of the Township government, the
Board of Health and the State Department of Health.
[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:
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.