Licensing of Dogs and Cats and Banning the Sale of Dogs
and Cats
[Editor's Note: Title of Chapter 7 amended by Ordinance No. 2016-11.]
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-1; Ord. No. 2016-11]
As used in this section:
a.
AT LARGE – Shall mean any dog off the premises of the person
owning or keeping or harboring it and not in a crate or other safe
control or not securely fastened to a tether, leash or chain, held
by its owner, or other person, capable of controlling the dog.
b.
DOG – Shall mean a member of the species of domestic dogs,
Canis familiaris.
c.
DOG OF LICENSING AGE – Shall mean any dog which has attained
the age of seven months, or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-2]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age in the borough shall annually in January apply for and procure
from the borough 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 harness with the registration tag securely fastened
thereto.
[Ord. 2/2/71, S1; Ord. No. 2-84; Ord. No. 2012-06; Ord. No. 2016-11]
The person applying for a license and registration tag shall
pay the fee of eighteen ($18.00) dollars for each dog license if the
animal is spayed or neutered. If the animal is not spayed or neutered
the license and registration fee will be twenty-one ($21.00) dollars.
The Council reserves the right to adjust the licensing fees by resolution.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-3]
Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any
licensing year for any dog owned in New Jersey, and such license and
tag issued by any other municipality shall be accepted by the borough
as evidence of compliance herein.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons, and commonly known as
"seeing eye" dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinbefore
provided for, except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not
be required to pay any fee therefor.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-4]
Application forms for license and uniform official metal registration
tags designed by the State Department of Health shall be furnished
by the borough and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year
of issuance and the name of the borough.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-5]
The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age, or of
any dog which attains licensing age, shall apply for a license and
registration tag for such dog within ten days after such acquisition
or age attainment.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-6]
The application shall state: the breed, sex, age, color and
markings of the dog for which license and registration are sought,
and whether it is of a long haired or short haired variety; the name,
street and post office address of the owner and the person who shall
keep or harbor the dog. The information on the application and the
registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved for a period
of three years by the borough clerk. In addition, the clerk shall
forward to the State Department of Health each month, on forms furnished
by the Department, an accurate account of registration numbers issued
or otherwise disposed of. Registration numbers shall be issued in
the order of the applications.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-7]
No person, except an officer was not issued 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.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-8]
No dog shall, at any time, be permitted by its owner or harborer,
to run at large in the borough.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-9]
The chief of police, or such other person appointed for the
purpose by the mayor and council, shall annually canvass all dogs
owned, kept or harbored within the borough limits. The chief shall
report annually, on or before May 1, the result of such canvass to
the borough clerk, the Borough Board of Health and the State Board
of Health in the manner and form required by R.S. 4:19-15.15.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-10]
The chief of police, or any member of the police department
acting under his direction, or the humane society or its designated
agent, appointed for the purpose by the mayor and council shall take
into custody or impound, or cause to be taken into custody or impounded,
the following:
a.
Any dog running at large in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
b.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring the dog which official or his agent has reason to believe
is a stray dog.
c.
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or
harboring the dog without a current registration tag on his collar.
d.
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner or of the
person keeping or harboring the dog.
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Any dog seized under the provisions of this subsection shall
be handled, destroyed and disposed of with proper notice given, as
provided for by R.S. 4: 19-15.16.
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[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-11]
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall permit
it to do any injury or damage to any lawn, shrubbery, flowers, ground
or property of another.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-12]
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any
duty under this section is authorized to go upon any premises to seize
for impounding any dog which he may lawfully seize or impound when
such officer or agent is in immediate pursuit of such dog, except
upon the premises of the owner of the dog, if the owner is present
and forbids the same.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-13]
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or employed to perform any duty under this section.
[Ord. 2/15/72, S1]
No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain a dog which habitually
barks or cries between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-14]
As used in this section:
a.
Kennel shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business
of boarding or selling dogs, or breeding dogs for sale is carried
on, except a pet shop.
b.
Owner when applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall include every
person having a right to property in such dog, and every person who
harbors or has such dog in his keeping.
c.
Pet shop shall mean any room, cage or exhibition pen, not part of
a kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
d.
Pound shall mean an establishment for the confinement of dogs seized.
e.
Shelter shall mean any establishment where dogs are received, housed
and distributed without charge.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-15]
No kennel, pet shop, pound or shelter shall be located, established
or maintained in the borough unless the person who keeps or operates
or proposes to establish a kennel, pet shop, pound or shelter shall
apply to and obtain from the borough clerk a license entitling him
to keep or operate such establishment.
Any person holding such license shall not be required to procure
individual licenses for dogs owned by the licensee and kept at such
establishment.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-16]
The application for a license required by subsection 7-2.2 shall describe the premise where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose for which it is to be maintained; and shall be accompanied by written approval of the appropriate borough officers and borough board of health, showing compliance with the local and state rules and regulations location of and sanitation at such establishments.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-17]
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained.
Such licenses shall expire annually on January 31.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-18]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for ten or less dogs shall be ten ($10.00) dollars and for more than
ten dogs, twenty five ($25.00) dollars. The annual license fee for
a pet shop shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. No fee shall be charged
for a pound or shelter.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-19]
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be
permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate of such
size to assure the comfort of the animal or other safe control.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-20]
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
shall be subject to revocation by the mayor and council on recommendation
of the state department of health or the borough board of health for
failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this section,
of the rules and regulations of the state department of health, or
the borough board of health governing the same, after the licensee
has been afforded a hearing by either the state department of health
or the borough board of health.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S7-21]
License fees, registration tag fees, penalties and other money
collected and received pursuant to this chapter shall be turned over
and disposed of in accordance with and as provided for by law.
[Ord. 7/27/59, S-22]
The borough board of health, its designated agents, the police
department or any member thereof, or the designated agent of any humane
society under contract with the borough or any other such persons
designated by the mayor and council by resolution shall enforce the
provisions of this chapter and R.S. 4:19-15.1, et seq.
The borough board of health or its designated agents shall enforce
the rules and regulations promulgated by the state department of health
pursuant to R.S. 4:19-15.14.
[Ord. No. 6-2005, SI]
The purpose of this section is to establish requirements for
the proper disposal of pet solid waste in the Borough of Cliffside
Park so as to protect public health, safety and welfare and to prescribe
penalties for failure to comply is hereby enacted.
[Ord. No. 6-2005, SII]
For the purpose of this section the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
a.
Immediate shall mean that the pet solid waste is removed at once,
without delay.
b.
Owner/keeper shall mean any person who shall possess, maintain, house
or harbor any pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or
not the owner of such pet.
c.
Person shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association or political subdivision of this State subject to
municipal jurisdiction.
d.
Pet shall mean a domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance
animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
e.
Pet solid waste shall mean waste matter expelled from the bowels
of the pet; excrement.
f.
Proper disposal shall mean placement in a designated waste receptacle,
or other suitable container, and discarded in a refuse container which
is regularly emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector;
or disposal into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper
treatment and disposal.
[Ord. 6-2005, SIII]
All pet owners and keepers are required to immediately and properly
dispose of their pet's solid waste deposited on any property,
public or private not owned or possessed by that person.
[Ord. No. 6-2005, SIV]
Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance
animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such
animal is being used for that purpose.
[Ord. No. 6-2005, SV]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Cliffside
Park Police Department and/or Cliffside Park Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 6-2005, SVI]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to (i) a fine not to exceed one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars; (ii) or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
90 days; or (iii) both.
[Ord. No. 2016-11]
As used in this section:
a.
Animal care facility means an animal control center or animal center,
maintained by or under contract with any state, county, or municipality,
whose mission and practice is, in whole, or signification part, the
rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes or rescue organizations.
b.
Animal rescue organization means any 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 insignificant part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent
homes.
c.
Cat means a member of the species of domestic cat, Felis catus.
d.
Dog means a member of the species of domestic dog, Canis familiaris.
e.
Kennel, Pet Shop or Pound means any business, shop, establishment,
property or place which harbors, keeps or maintains five or more dogs,
cats.
f.
Offer for Sale means to sell, offer for sale or adoption, advertise
for the sale of, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of
a dog or cat.
[Ord. No. 2016-11]
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
This provision is made and enacted to protect the public and
animals from the spread of rabies to animals and humans since rabies
is transmissible to humans which could result in death as a result
of a bite from a rabid animal. It is the objective of this provision
to protect the public from animal related nuisances and threats to
the public health, safety and welfare.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
The Cat Licensing Code of New Jersey-1987 which was approved
by the State Department of Health shall be adopted by the Board of
Health of the Borough of Cliffside Park and that hereafter an annual
license must be obtained by any person who shall own, keep or harbor
a cat and such person shall apply for and procure from the Board of
Health a license and official metal registration tag when such cats
are owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each cat, a collar
or harness with the registration tag securely fastened hereto.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2012-06; Ord. No. 2016-11]
Licenses shall be obtained during the month of January of each
year. The registration fee shall be eighteen ($18.00) dollars for
a spayed or neutered cat. The Council reserves the right to amend
the license fees by resolution.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
No license or registration tag shall be granted unless the owner
of the cat provides evidence that the cat to be licensed and registered
has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine in accordance with the latest
"Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines and Recommendations for Immunization"
published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.
The vaccination must be valid for the entire licensing period.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
The owner of the newly acquired cat shall apply for a license
registration tag within ten days of such acquisition.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
An application shall be completed by the owner of the cat which
shall be placed on file with the Board of Health.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
No cat shall at any time be permitted by the owner or harborer
to run at large in the Borough.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
The Chief of Police or any member of the Police Department or
Board of Health or health officer or such persons acting under their
direction or the humane society or agents appointed for that purpose
by the Board of Health shall take into custody, or cause to be taken
into custody or impound, the following:
a.
Any cat running at large;
b.
Any cat off the premises of the owner;
c.
Any cat off the premises of the owner without a collar or registration
tag on its collar.
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Any cat seized under the provisions of this section shall be
handled, destroyed and disposed of with proper notice given as provided
for by R.S. 4:19-15.16 et seq. as amended.
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[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
Any officer, agent or employee authorized or empowered to perform
any duty under this section is authorized to go upon any premises
to seize for impounding any cat which he may lawfully seize or impound
when such officer: (a) is in immediate pursuit of such cat, except
upon the premises of the owner of the cat, if the owner is present
and forbids the same.
[Ord. 12/8/92; Ord. No. 2016-11]
No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain a cat which habitually
cries between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
