As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Any person or agency designated or certified by the State
of New Jersey to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
AT LARGE
A dog off the premises of the person owning, keeping or harboring
it and not securely fastened to a tether, leash, cord or chain or
the like, not to exceed eight feet in length, held by its owner or
other person capable of controlling such dog.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species; male, female or
altered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months, or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
CATTERY
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, or part
of a kennel, wherein cats for sale are kept or displayed.
CERTIFIED ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
A person who has satisfactorily completed a course of study,
approved by the State Commissioner of Health, on the control of animals,
or who has been employed in the State of New Jersey in the capacity
of, and with similar responsibilities to those required of, certified
animal control officers for a period of three years.
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.
KEEPER
Any person exercising control over a dog or cat or permitting
a dog or cat to remain on premises under his/her control.
KENNEL
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding
or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a
pet shop.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of Clark Township or any designated
representative thereof charged with administering the issuance and/or
revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of this chapter.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog or cat, shall
mean and include every person having a right of property in such dog
and every person who has such dog in his/her keeping.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
PET SHOP
Any place of business which is not part of a kennel, wherein
animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles,
rabbits, hamsters or gerbils are kept or displayed chiefly for the
purpose of sale to individuals for personal appreciation or companionship
rather than for business or research purposes.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG
Any dog or hybrid dog declared potentially dangerous by a
municipal court pursuant to N.J.S.A., Title 4, Chapter 19, Section
4:19-23. The vicious dog law supersedes all local municipal ordinances.
POUND
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized either
under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.
SHELTER
Any establishment where dogs are received, housed and distributed
without charge.
The Animal Control Officer or a designee of the Township shall
perform the annual canvass of animals, to be made by an annual mailing,
concerning all dogs and cats owned, kept or harbored within the limits
of the Township and shall report to the Township Board of Health and
to the State Department of Health and Senior Services, on or before
September, every two years, the results thereof, setting forth in
separate columns the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping
or harboring dogs or cats, the number of licensed dogs or cats owned,
kept or harbored by each person, together with the registration number
of each dog or cat, the number of unlicensed dogs or cats owned, kept
or harbored by each person, together with a complete description of
each unlicensed dog or cat.