Kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds shall comply with the
provisions of this chapter in the maintenance and care of all animals
subject to rabies and other diseases of dogs, as well as rules, regulations,
ordinances enacted by the appropriate agency or governing body of
the municipality wherein they are located. The term "animal" used
in these regulations means any animal subject to rabies and other
diseases of dogs.
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
ADULT DOG OR CAT
A dog or cat over the age of seven months or which possesses
a set of permanent teeth.
ANIMAL
Any animal subject to rabies or other diseases of dogs.
BOARDING
The act of providing food and shelter to dogs, regardless
of whether it involves an overnight stay, for a fee, at the request
of the owner or caretaker.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Health and Senior Services.
DISINFECTION
Any process, chemical or physical, by means of which pathogenic
agents or disease-producing microbes are destroyed, but not necessarily
resistant bacterial spores.
FACILITY
Any kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound subject to N.J.S.A.
4:19-15.1 et seq., and this chapter.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
A surface that does not permit the absorption of fluids.
Such surfaces are those that can be thoroughly and repeatedly cleaned
and disinfected, which will not retain odors, and from which fluids
bead up and run off or can be removed without being absorbed into
the surface material.
INFECTIOUS AND ZOONOTIC DISEASE PROGRAM or IZDP
The Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Program of the Communicable
Disease Service of the Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and
Occupational Health in the Public Health Protection and Emergency
Preparedness Branch of the Department of Health and Senior Services.
The mailing address of the IZDP is P.O. Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369.
KENNEL
Any establishment wherein or whereupon the business of boarding
or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a
pet shop.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, means every
person having a right of property in that dog and every person who
has that dog in his or her keeping, and when applied to the proprietorship
of any other animal, including, but not limited to, a cat, means every
person having a right of property in that animal and every person
who has that animal in his or her keeping.
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 and companionship
rather than for business or research purposes.
POUND
Any establishment for the confinement of dogs or other animals
seized either under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16 or otherwise.
PRIMARY ENCLOSURE
Any structure used to restrict an animal or animals to a
limited amount of space, such as a room, pen, run, cage or compartment.
SHELTER
Any establishment where dogs or other animals are received,
housed and distributed.
The fees for licensure of pet shops, kennels, shelters or pounds are hereby fixed as set forth in §
479-3 of the Code for each such establishment. If the fee is not payable at the beginning of the calendar year in which the license is issued, the license shall apply only to the balance of the calendar year during which the fee is so paid or payable.
Violations of this chapter are punishable as set forth in Chapter
450, Article
II, General Penalty.