[1990 Code § 9-3]
ANIMAL
Shall for the purpose of this chapter mean dog or cat.
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Shall mean any person or agency designated or certified by
the State of New Jersey or authorized by the Mayor and Council to
enforce the provisions of this chapter.
AT LARGE
Shall mean off the premises of the owner and not under the
control of the owner or a member of his immediate family, either by
leash, cord or chain or otherwise as in the case of obedience-trained
dogs.
CATTERY
Shall mean any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition
pen, not part of a kennel, wherein cats for sale are kept or displayed.
HARBOR
Shall mean to provide temporary quarters, shelter or refuge
and to give nourishment on a temporary basis for a period which exceeds
10 days.
LICENSING AGE
Shall mean any dog or cat which has attained the age of seven
months or possesses a permanent set of teeth.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
Shall mean the City Clerk or any other official designated
by the Mayor and Council to administer the issuance and/or revocation
of permits and licenses under the provisions of this chapter.
NEUTERED
Shall mean rendered permanently incapable of reproduction
as certified by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog or cat shall
include every person having a right of property or custody in such
dog or cat and every person who has such 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 owned or occupied by that
person.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, organization
or institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
PREMISES OF THE OWNER
Shall mean and include the building and the plot or tract
of land on which the building stands in which the owner of the dog
or cat or dogs or cats has a place of abode or place of business in
the City.