Township of Harrison, NJ
Gloucester County
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[Adopted 5-1-2017 by Ord. No. 17-2017]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMAL CARE FACILITY
An animal control center or animal shelter, maintained by or under contract with any state, county, or municipality, whose mission and practice is, in whole or significant part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes or rescue organizations.
ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION
Any not-for-profit organization which has tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Revenue Code, whose mission and practice is, in whole or in significant part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
CAT
A member of the species of domestic cat, Felis catus.
DOG
A member of the species of domestic dog, Canis familiaris.
OFFER FOR SALE
To sell, offer for sale or adoption, advertise for the sale of, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of a dog or cat.
PET SHOP
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.
A. 
A pet shop may offer for sale only those dogs and cats that the pet shop has purchased or obtained from, or displays in cooperation with:
(1) 
An animal care facility; or
(2) 
An animal rescue organization.
B. 
A pet shop shall not offer for sale a dog or cat that is younger than eight weeks old.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall be subject to any of the following: a fine not exceeding $1,250; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days for each offense. Each such person or persons, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate violation for each and every day during which such violation is continued.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. VII, Keeping of Backyard Hens, adopted 6-3-2019 by Ord. No. 23-2019, and which immediately followed this section, was removed at the direction of the Township following expiration of the one-year pilot program.