[Adopted 4-21-1969 by Ord. No. 230 (Ch.
14 of the 1967 Code)]
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
The definitions in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 shall
apply in this article.
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
The following regulations are hereby established
for keeping dogs in the Borough pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
4:19-15.1 et seq. and the amendments and supplements thereto.
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog
of licensing age shall, in the month of January of each year, apply
for and procure from the Borough Clerk 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.
[Last amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
A. The person applying for the license and registration
tag shall pay a license fee of $13.20 for a neutered or spayed dog,
a license fee of $16.20 for a dog which is not neutered or spayed,
the sum of $1 for the registration of each dog, and the sum of $0.20
for a pilot clinic fee. For each annual renewal, the same fee for
the license and registration tag as for the original license and tag
shall be paid. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals shall
expire on the last day of December of each year. (All licenses are
subject to renewal during January of each year, and rabies vaccination
is compulsory.)
[Amended 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 672]
B. Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly
known as "seeing eye" dogs, dogs used to assist handicapped persons
and commonly known as "service dogs" and dogs used to assist deaf
persons and commonly known as "hearing ear" dogs shall be licensed
and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that
the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee
therefor.
C. A license fee not paid by February 1 of the year payable
shall be increased by $10 a month, or part thereof, until paid up
to a maximum late charge of $50, plus the license fee payable. If
not paid a summons shall be issued by the Municipal Court Administrator.
License forms and uniform official metal registration
tags designed by the State Department of Health shall be issued and
shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and
the name of the Borough.
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.
All licenses issued for a pet shop shall state
the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all such
licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each year and
be subject to revocation by the municipality, on recommendation of
the State Department of Health or Board of Health of the Borough,
for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State
Department of Health or Board of Health of the Borough, after the
owner has been afforded a hearing by either the state department or
local board.
The annual license fee for a pet shop shall
be $10.
The Chief of Police of the Borough or such other
person appointed for the purpose by the governing body of said Borough
shall cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored
within the limits of the Borough and shall report, on or before May
1 of each year, to the Borough Clerk and to the Board of Health of
the Borough and to the State Department of Health the results thereof,
setting forth in separate columns the names and addresses of persons
owning, keeping or harboring unlicensed dogs and the number of unlicensed
dogs owned, kept or harbored by each of said persons, together with
a complete description of each of said unlicensed dogs.
The Board of Health of the Borough shall enforce
the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health governing
the sanitary conduct and operation of pet shops, to preserve sanitation
therein and prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs
within and from such establishments. The provisions of this article
or of the statute referred to herein shall be enforced by the Animal
Control Officer of the Borough or Board of Health of the Borough or
its designated agent or the Chief of Police of the Borough or any
member of the Police Department or by the designated agent of any
humane society or animal shelter under contract with the municipality
for the enforcement of this article or provisions of said statute.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
[Amended 7-18-2005 by Ord. No. 584]
A. Any person
who violates any provisions of this article or who fails or refuses
to comply with the provisions of the statute referred to herein or
any rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health
pursuant to said statute shall be liable to a penalty of not less
than $50 nor more than $500, the exact amount to be determined by
the Municipal Court Judge.
B. Any person
who violates the requirement that a dog shall have a valid license
shall be required to appear in court. The fines for unlicensed dogs
and the court appearance costs shall be set by the Municipal Court
Judge.
No provision of this article shall be construed
as giving any authority for the compulsory inoculation of dogs with
anti-rabic vaccines.