No person shall own, harbor or keep any dog or cat within the
municipal limits of the Borough of Roselle Park which is not inoculated
against rabies; provided, however, that dogs or cats which have not
attained the age of seven (7) months shall not be required to be inoculated,
and further provided that any dog or cat may be exempt from the requirements
of such inoculation for a specified period of time by the Board of
Health upon the presentation of a certificate from a veterinarian
stating that, because of infirmity or other physical condition, the
inoculation of such dog or cat for said specified period of time shall
be deemed inadvisable by said veterinarian.
The inoculation against rabies shall be performed each year
and shall be performed prior to the procurement of the dog or cat
license required by ordinance of the Borough of Roselle Park, or evidence
shall be presented at the time of procurement of the dog or cat license
by the dog or cat owner that a three-year inoculation has been performed
and that the inoculation has not expired.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BOARD OF HEALTH
Shall mean the agency of the Borough of Roselle Park ("Borough") charged with enforcing the requirements of Title 26 of the New Jersey Statutes and created pursuant to Chapter
2 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Roselle Park.
CAT
Shall mean any member of the domestic feline species: male,
female or neutered.
CAT OR DOG OF LICENSING AGE
Shall mean any cat or dog which has attained the age of seven
(7) months, or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
CATTERY
Shall mean any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition
pen, not part of a kennel, where cats for sale are kept or displayed.
CONTROL AUTHORITY
Shall mean person or agency designated or certified by the
State of New Jersey to enforce provisions relating to licensing, vaccination,
and control of dogs and cats.
DOGS
Shall mean and include any member of the canine species:
male, female or neutered.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
Shall mean the licensing authority is hereby designated as
the Board of Health.
LICENSING YEAR
Shall mean the period from January 1 to December 31 of the
following year during which time the license required by this chapter
shall be in effect.
NEUTERED
Shall mean rendered permanently incapable of reproduction
as certified by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
Shall mean any person having custody of a dog or cat and
every person who has such dog or cat in his or her keeping or who
harbors or maintains a dog or cat or knowingly permits a dog or cat
to remain on or about any premises occupied by that person. The owner
of a dog or cat shall be considered the initial owner of its puppies
or kittens. A person who continually feeds a stray dog or cat shall
also be considered its owner.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, organization
or institution.
VICIOUS DOG
Shall mean any dog which at any time, without provocation,
has attacked or bitten a human being or which severely or habitually
attacks other dogs or domestic animals either while upon or off the
premises occupied or owned by the owner.
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Any person who violates any portion of this chapter shall, upon
conviction, be fined not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars or more
than five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each offense. Each day the
violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.