[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 57, Animals.
A. 
Each applicant for a license pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 57 shall pay an annual license fee in the following manner:
(1) 
For each and every dog so licensed which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, the sum of $17.
(2) 
For each and every dog so licensed which has had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, the sum of $14.
(3) 
A late fee of $5 shall be charged for each application for an animal license submitted after the filing date as provided for in Chapter 57.
[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-13; 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 23-10]
B. 
The foregoing fees shall in each case include and shall not be in addition to the fee established for registration tags in § 57-4B. The cost of any replacement registration tag shall be $5.
C. 
Any person claiming that a dog to be licensed has had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization shall only be entitled to pay the lesser license fee described herein where said person presents to the Clerk a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian of the State of New Jersey stating that the dog to be licensed has been spayed or neutered.
D. 
Explanatory statement. By virtue of Chapters 172, 180 and 181, P.L. 1983, the State of New Jersey established a program of spaying and neutering dogs and cats. Included in said legislation is a requirement that any person applying for a license and registration tag for a dog shall pay the sum of $0.20 to be forwarded to the State Treasurer and placed in the Pilot Clinic Fund. Further, said laws require that any person applying for a license and registration for a dog shall pay a fee of $3 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization, which moneys are to be deposited in the Animal Population Control Fund. The purpose of this section is, therefore, to authorize the collection of said additional moneys, as required by the state, together with an additional $0.30 per licensed dog to be paid to the Township to cover the additional administrative expenses incurred by it in conjunction with the new state requirements.
E. 
Potentially dangerous dog: $700.
F. 
Cat registration (spayed): $4.
G. 
Cat registration (nonspayed): $6.
H. 
Cat registration (public assistance): $2.
I. 
Kennel license. If less than 10 dogs: $30; more than 10 dogs: $50 per annum.
[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-07; 4-16-2024 by Ord. No. 24-10]
J. 
Pet shop license: $75.
[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-07; 4-16-2024 by Ord. No. 24-10]
K. 
Swine permit fee: $10.
L. 
Dog training facility. If less than 10 dogs: $30; more than 10 dogs: $50.
[Added 4-16-2024 by Ord. No. 24-10]
M. 
Pet grooming establishment: $75.
[Added 4-16-2024 by Ord. No. 24-10]