[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 1]
The definitions set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., are
hereby adopted and incorporated by reference into this chapter, as
if set forth fully herein.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 2]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-1.9, any person who shall reside in
the Township and who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age shall, in the month of January, apply for and procure from the
Municipal Clerk or other official designated by the Township Committee
a license and official metal registration tag for each dog so owned,
kept or harbored, and shall place upon each dog a collar or harness
with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 3; Ord. No. 83-4 § 2; Ord. No. 87-1 § 2; Ord.
No. 90-16 § 2; Ord. No.
2010-9; Ord. No. 2016-8]
a. Persons applying for a dog license and registration tag shall pay
the sum of $10.80 for the license plus such registration fees and
additional charges as may be prescribed by law.
b. There shall be a $20 late fee for dog licenses issued on or after
February 1 of each year.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 4]
The Municipal Clerk or other official designated by the Township
Committee to license dogs shall not grant any such license and official
metal registration tag for any dog unless the owner provides evidence
that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with
a rabies vaccine as specified in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2 and other state
and federal laws and regulations concerning rabies vaccination.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 7]
No dog shall be permitted off the premises of the owner or the
person keeping or harboring the dog, except on a leash, or on private
property with the permission of the owner of such private property.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 8]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any dog which habitually
barks or cries.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 10]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to "An Act for the Uniform
Control and Licensing of Dogs and Kennels to Aid In Preventing the
Spread of Rabies, etc." N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 through 4:19-15.29, as
amended and revised, and State rules and regulations promulgated by
the State Department of Health pursuant thereto, and other applicable
State laws, rules and regulations.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 11]
Except as otherwise provided in state statutes, any person who
violates or who fails or refuses to comply with this chapter or the
rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Health
shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $50
for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the Board
of Health of the Township of Union or by and in the name of the Township,
as the case may be, except that for the first offense in cases of
violations, the penalty shall be not less than $1 nor more than $50,
to be recovered in the same manner.
[Ord. No. 11-7-79 § 6;
New]
Any person appointed for the purpose by the Township Committee
shall biannually cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept
or harbored within the limits of the Township and shall report, on
or before May 1 biannually, to the Municipal Clerk or other person
designated to license dogs in the Township, to the local Board of
Health, and to the State Department of Health the results of the canvass
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.15.