[Adopted 6-3-1957]
[Amended 3-18-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-3]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog
of licensing age shall, before February 28 of each year, or February
29 in a leap year, apply for and procure from the Clerk of this municipality,
or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license
dogs in this municipality, an annual 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 2-1-1965; 10-3-1966; 9-4-1979; 12-1-1981 by Ord. No. 81-18; 8-16-1983 by Ord. No. 83-14; 9-1-1987 by Ord. No.
1987-7; 3-18-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-3[1]]
Any person applying for the annual license and registration tag shall pay the sum, as established in Chapter 83, Fees, for each dog licensed. In addition to the foregoing fee any person applying for an annual license and registration tag shall pay an additional fee, as established in Chapter 83, Fees, for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. For each annual renewal, the fee for the license and the registration tag shall be the same as the original license and tag. All annual licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire at the end of February as provided in § 68-4 above. Any person applying for the license and registration tag shall present with the application a licensed veterinarian's certificate conforming to New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services regulations that the dog has been inoculated against rabies effective for a minimum of 10 of the 12 months of the license period or a certificate of exemption as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:23A-4.3.
A.
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.
B.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought
into said Township of Holland any dog licensed by any agency without
the State of New Jersey for the current year and bearing the registration
tag, and who shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within
the Township of Holland for a period of more than 90 days, shall immediately
apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog.
C.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought
into the Township of Holland from without the State of New Jersey
any unlicensed dog, and shall keep the same or permit the same to
be kept within the Township of Holland for a period of more than 10
days, shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for
each such dog.
[Amended 7-6-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-12A; 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-13]
A.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel,
pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the official of said Township
designated to license kennels in this Township for a license entitling
him to keep or operate such establishment.
B.
The application shall describe the premises where the establishment
is to be located or proposed to be located and the purpose or purposes
for which it is to be maintained and shall be accompanied by the written
approval of the Hunterdon County Board of Health, showing compliance
with the local and state rules and regulations governing the locale
and sanitation of such establishment. Such written approval from the
Hunterdon County Board of Health shall be dated within one year of
the application date.
C.
The annual license fees for kennels and pet shops shall be as established in Chapter 83, Fees. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound. Said license shall expire on the 30th day of June of each year and shall be subject to revocation by the Township on recommendations of the Hunterdon County Board of Health for failing to comply with the applicable local and state rules and regulations governing the locale and sanitation of such establishment.
D.
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted
off said premises except on a leash or in a crate or under safe control.
[Added 12-20-1976; amended 12-7-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-13; 7-6-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-12A]
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the application for a dog license and registration tag or for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound license is made following the expiration of the time the application for such license is required to be made hereunder, the person applying for the license, whether an original or renewal license, shall pay, in addition to the foregoing amounts required for the license, a delinquency fee for such license in the amount as established in Chapter 83, Fees.
[Amended 3-1-1965]
The license fees and other moneys so collected
or received shall be used for collecting, keeping and disposing of
dogs liable to seizure under P.L. c. 151, and the amendments and supplements
thereto, or under local dog control ordinances for local prevention
and control of rabies; for providing antirabic treatment under the
direction of the local Board of Health for any person known or suspected
to have been exposed to rabies; for payment of damage to or losses
of poultry and domestic animals, except dogs and cats, caused by a
dog or dogs; and for administering the provisions of said state statute
and of this article.
[Amended 9-4-1979; 5-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6; 12-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-25; 7-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-12A]
No dog or dog hybrid shall be permitted off the premises of the owner or the person keeping or harboring said animal except on a leash and under the control of the owner or person keeping or harboring said animal. Any dog or dog hybrid owner or person keeping or harboring a dog or dog hybrid seized by the Township Animal Control Officer pursuant to law, when such owner or other person is liable for maintenance of the seized dog or dog hybrid under N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16, shall pay, as such maintenance, the fee as established in Chapter 83, Fees.
[Amended 7-5-1978; 12-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-25]
Any person who violates the provisions of this article, except for §§ 68-4, 68-6 and 68-10 hereof, 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 Township or the Township Board of Health, as the case may be. Any person who violates the provisions of § 68-4 or 68-6 of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense, except that, for the first offense in cases of violations of either of these sections, the penalty shall be not less than $1 nor more than $50, to be recovered in the same manner. Any person who violates the provisions of § 68-10 of this article shall, for the first offense, be subject to punishment by a fine of not more than $100 and, for the second and each subsequent offense, be subject to punishment by a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for not exceeding 90 days, or both.
