[Adopted 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289 as Ch. 210, Art. I,
of the 1987 Code]
As used in this article, unless otherwise provided or unless
the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An animal control center or animal shelter, maintained by,
or under contract with, any New Jersey state, county, or municipal
department or agency, whose mission and practice is, in whole, or
significant part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent
homes or rescue organizations.
[Added 6-12-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4979]
Any New Jersey-based not-for-profit organization which has
tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal
Revenue Code, whose mission and practice is, in whole or in significant
part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
[Added 6-12-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4979]
A member of the species of domestic cat, Felis catus.
[Added 6-12-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4979]
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Such person duly appointed as Dog Warden or such person duly
appointed to exercise the powers and functions of a Dog Warden.
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding
or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a
pet shop.
To sell, offer for sale or adoption, advertise for the sale
of, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of a dog or cat.
[Added 6-12-2016 by Ord.
No. MC-4979]
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, includes every
person having a right of property in such dog and every person who
has such dog in his keeping.
A retail establishment where dogs and cats are sold, exchanged,
bartered or offered for sale as pet animals to the general public
at retail. Such definition shall not include an animal care facility
or animal rescue organization as defined herein.[1]
[Amended 6-12-2016 by Ord. No. MC-4979]
Any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous by the
Municipal Court of the City of Camden pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-23.
[Added 5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751]
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized either
under the provisions of this article or otherwise.
Any establishment where dogs are received, housed and distributed
without charge.
Any dog which at any time has attacked or shall attack a
human being or another dog or other domestic pets, either while upon
or off the premises occupied by the person owning, keeping, harboring
or having the custody or possession of the attacking dog. "Vicious
dog" shall also mean and include any dog which has caused any human
being engaged in a lawful activity or occupancy to be fearful for
his/her own safety by chasing or snapping at such person. "Vicious
dog" shall also mean any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious by the
Municipal Court of the City of Camden, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-22.
[Added 6-9-1988 by Ord. No. MC-2338; amended 5-23-2002 by Ord. No.
MC-3751]
[1]
Editor's Note; The former definition of "pit bull dog," added
5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751, which immediately followed this definition,
was repealed 3-10-2018 by Ord. No. MC-4894.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766; 11-26-1986 by Ord. No.
MC-2248; 11-26-1986 by Ord. No. MC-2249]
The Director of Police shall annually cause a canvass to be
made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the limits of the
City and shall report, on or before May 1 of each year, to the City
Clerk, to the Department of Human Services of the City and to the
State Department of Health the result thereof, setting forth in separate
columns the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring
unlicensed dogs, 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.
A.
License fees and other moneys collected or received under §§ 188-10, 188-18 and 188-24 of this article, except registration tag fees, shall be forwarded to the City Treasurer within 30 days after collection or receipt and shall be placed in a special account separate from any of the other accounts of the City, and such funds shall be used, expended or transferred only in accordance with statutes of the state governing and regulating the use, expenditure or transfer of such funds.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766]
Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this article or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health, incorporated or referred to herein, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the State Commissioner of Health of New Jersey or by and in the name of the Department of Human Services of the City, except that for the first offense in cases of violations of §§ 188-6 through 188-8 of this article, the penalty shall be not less than $1 nor more than $50, to be recovered in the same manner.
Except as provided in § 188-23 of this article with respect to dogs kept in licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds and except also as to dogs licensed and registered in the manner provided in § 188-9, any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in the City shall, in the month of January in each year, apply for and procure from the City 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.
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any
dog which attains licensing age shall make application for a license
and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after such acquisition
or age attainment.
A.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the City any dog licensed in another state for the current year and bearing a registration tag and who shall keep or permit the same to be kept within the City for a period of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, except with respect to individual dogs kept in licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds as provided in § 188-23.
B.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the City any unlicensed dog and who shall keep or permit the same to be kept within the City for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, except with respect to individual dogs kept in licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds as provided in § 188-23.
[Amended 4-26-1979 by Ord. No. MC-1465; 9-24-1981 by Ord. No.
MC-1771; 1-24-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3720; 3-28-2002 by Ord. No.
MC-3739]
A.
The person applying for the license and registration tag or for an
annual renewal thereof shall pay to the City Clerk a license fee (consistent
with state statute) as follows:
(1)
Male dogs.
|
If Spayed
|
If Not Spayed
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Annual dog license and registration tag fee
|
$7
|
$7
| |
|
New Jersey Clinic Fund
|
$0.20
|
$0.20
| |
|
New Jersey registration fee:
|
$1
|
$3
| |
|
Total:
|
$8.20
|
$11.20
|
(2)
Female dogs.
|
If Spayed
|
If Not Spayed
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Annual dog license and registration tag fee
|
$7
|
$7
| |
|
New Jersey Clinic Fund
|
$0.20
|
$0.20
| |
|
New Jersey registration fee:
|
$1
|
$3
| |
|
Total:
|
$8.20
|
$11.20
|
B.
However, if the Municipal Judge of the City of Camden has declared
a dog to be potentially dangerous pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et
seq., the owner of said dog shall pay for a potentially dangerous
dog license or for an annual renewal thereof a license fee which shall
be in the amount of $150, together with the further sum of $1 for
the registration tag.
[Added 5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751]
C.
Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire
on the last day of January in each year.
[Added 5-23-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3751]
A.
No owner of any vicious or potentially dangerous dog shall be allowed
to register said animal unless such owner produces proof that he has
obtained liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000
covering any damage or injury which may be caused by such dog during
the twelve-month period for which registration is sought.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as
"Seeing Eye" dogs shall be licensed and registered as provided in
this article; provided, however, that the owner or keeper of such
dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.
The application for a license and registration under §§ 188-6 through 188-19 shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the dog for which the license and registration are sought and whether it is of a long-haired or short-haired variety, also the name, street and post office address of the owner and the person who shall keep or harbor such dog.
License forms and uniform official registration tags designed
by the State Department of Health shall be furnished by the City,
shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and
the name of the City. Registration numbers shall be issued in the
order of the applications.
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.
The information on each application under §§ 188-6 through 188-19 and the registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved for a period of three years by the City Clerk. In addition, he shall forward to the State Department of Health each month, on forms furnished by said Department, an accurate account of registration numbers issued or otherwise disposed of.
No person owning or having the control, custody or possession
of a dog shall permit or suffer such dog to run at large or to go
or be upon the public streets, sidewalks or other public places within
the City unless said dog shall be on a leash and in the custody of
some person or persons capable of controlling such dog.
A.
The Dog Warden shall take into custody and impound or cause to be
taken and impounded and thereafter destroyed or disposed of in accordance
with statutes of the state, the following:
(1)
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring said dog which the Dog Warden or his agent has reason to
believe is a stray dog; provided, however, that any dog handled on
a leash shall not be considered a stray dog.
(2)
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring said dog without a current registration tag on his collar.
(3)
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner or of the
person keeping or harboring said dog.
B.
If any dog so seized wears a collar or harness having inscribed thereon
or attached thereto the name and address of any person or a registration
tag or when the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog is known,
the Dog Warden shall forthwith serve on the person whose address is
given on the collar or on the owner or the person keeping or harboring
said dog, if known, a notice, in writing, stating that the dog has
been seized and will be liable to be disposed of or destroyed if not
claimed within seven days after service of the notice. A notice under
this section may be served either by delivering it to the person on
whom it is to be served or by leaving it at the person's usual
or last known place of abode or at that address given on the collar
or by forwarding it by mail in a prepaid letter addressed to that
person at his usual or last known place of abode or to the address
set forth on the application for the license.
C.
When any dog so seized has been detained for seven days after notice
when notice can be given as above set forth or has been detained seven
days after seizure when no notice has been given, and if the owner
or person keeping or harboring said dog has not claimed said dog and
paid all expenses incurred by reason of its detention, including maintenance
not exceeding $1 per day and a fee of $1 to the Dog Warden for expense
of seizure, and further, if the dog is unlicensed at the time of the
seizure and the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog has
not produced a license and registration tag for said dog, the Dog
Warden may cause the dog to be destroyed in a manner causing as little
pain as possible in accordance with the laws of the state.
The Dog Warden is authorized to go upon any premises to seize
for impounding any dog or dogs which he may lawfully seize and impound
when he is in immediate pursuit of such dog or dogs, in accordance
with laws of the state, except upon the premises of the owner of the
dog if such owner is present and forbids the same.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a
kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the City Clerk
for a license entitling him to occupy or operate such establishment.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766]
The application for a license under §§ 188-20 through 188-29 shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained. The application shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Director of the Department of Human Services of the City or the Health Officer of the City, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained.
[Amended 1-24-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3720]
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be
permitted off such premises, except on a leash or in a crate or other
safe control.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766]
Licenses issued under §§ 188-20 through 188-29 shall be subject to revocation by the City, on recommendation of the State Department of Health or the City Department of Human Services, for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or of the City Department of Human Services, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or the City Department of Human Services in accordance with the statutes providing for such hearings.
The City Clerk shall forward to the State Department of Health
a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within
30 days after the licenses therefor are issued. Such list shall include
the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued.
[Amended 7-12-2016 by Ord. No. MC-4979]
