[1999 Code § 6.04.010]
The Township shall maintain an animal shelter for the purpose of housing and caring for dogs, cats and other domestic animals that have been taken into custody by virtue of running loose or being abandoned.
[1999 Code § 6.04.020]
Operation and control of the animal shelter shall be vested in the Division of Health of the Township.
[1999 Code § 6.04.030]
Utilization of the shelter and its facilities shall be made available to residents of the Township, and any stray animals which are caught or taken into custody within the confines of the Township shall be housed and cared for in the shelter.
[1999 Code § 6.04.040; Ord. No. O.1987-2017]
Upon receiving any animal in custody brought to the shelter by an owner or person (except an Animal Control Officer, Police Officer or other employee or enforcing agent of the Township), the following schedule of fees shall apply to the use of the shelter:
a. 
Redemption Fees.
1. 
For the first redemption of any animal housed in the shelter: twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.
2. 
For the redemption of any animal in the shelter on the second occasion: fifty ($50.00) dollars.
3. 
For the third redemption and any redemption thereafter and all redemptions from noncontracting municipalities: one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
b. 
Daily boarding charge, per animal per day: four ($4.00) dollars.
c. 
For the picking up of:
1. 
Adult dogs, cats, puppies and kittens for either the owner or custodian of an animal: twenty-five ($25.00) dollars;
2. 
Any other animal at a private place: N/C.
d. 
For receiving unwanted animals brought to the shelter:
1. 
For Adult spayed/neutered and rabies vaccinated dogs and cats, each $30.00. For Adult unspayed/unneutered rabies vaccinated dogs and cats, each $100.00.
2. 
Puppies and kittens, each $25.00.
3. 
All other species of animals and any animal brought in:
(a) 
By Edison Township residents, each $15.00.
(b) 
By nonresidents, each $25.00.
e. 
Adoption Fees.
1. 
Dogs/puppies: $175.00.
2. 
Cats/kittens: $100.00.
3. 
Small animals/birds/other: $35.00.
f. 
Special Services.
1. 
Holding quarantined animals: eighty ($80.00) dollars.
2. 
Euthanasia and disposal:
(a) 
Small animals up to 20 pounds: twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.
(b) 
Medium animals over 20 pounds and up to 50 pounds: fifty ($50.00) dollars.
(c) 
Large animals over 50 pounds: seventy-five ($75.00) dollars.
3. 
Transportation of animal head to Trenton for rabies examination: fifty ($50.00) dollars.
4. 
Decapitation of animal and transportation to Trenton for rabies examination: seventy-five ($75.00) dollars.
5. 
Bathing, only animals in custody: twenty ($20.00) dollars.
g. 
Unspecifiable Fees. Any expenses not specified or of an unusual nature shall be charged at cost or if this figure is not readily available, then at a reasonable estimated charge to be determined by the Health Officer or his or her authorized agent.
[1999 Code § 6.04.050]
The schedule of fees above shall be defined to mean that a daily boarding charge of four ($4.00) dollars is for a twenty-four (24) hour period covering 12:00 midnight to 11:59 p.m. Any portion of a day where the animal is in custody for less than one day will be chargeable as a full day. The sum of all applicable fees and expenses for an animal must be paid in cash prior to the release of the animal.
[1999 Code § 6.04.060]
a. 
A deposit of thirty ($30.00) dollars shall be required for the placing of live traps.
b. 
Refund of deposit will be made when the trap is picked up by the Animal Control Officer or brought to the animal shelter. No refund will be made for damaged or stolen equipment. No trap will be lent for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days.
Editor's Note: See also Section 9-24, Keeping of Animals for Commercial Purposes, for additional regulations.
[1999 Code § 8.76.090]
No person shall operate a kennel or pet shop without a license issued by the Division of Health.
[New]
The fee for a license required under this section may be found in Article IV, Fee Schedule, of this chapter.