[1990 Code § 9-4.1]
No person shall keep or harbor any dog or cat within the City
without first obtaining a license to be issued by the City Clerk upon
application of the owner and payment of the prescribed fee. Such license
shall be obtained within 10 days of a dog or cat attaining the age
of seven months or permanent teeth or within 10 days of the acquisition
of a dog or cat that is determined to be of licensing age. No person
shall keep or harbor any dog or cat in the City except in compliance
with the provisions of this article and with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
4:19-15.1 et seq.
[N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.4; N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.6]
Licenses shall be required for the following dogs of licensing
age:
a.
Dogs owned and kept within the Borough on the first day of January
of any calendar year.
b.
Any dog acquired by any person during the course of any calendar
year and kept within the Borough for more than 10 days after acquisition.
c.
Any dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar
year.
d.
Any unlicensed dog brought into the Borough by any person and kept
within the Borough for more than 10 days.
e.
Any dog licensed by another state, brought into the Borough by any
person and kept within the Borough for more than 90 days.
Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any
licensing year for any dog owned in New Jersey, and the license and
tag issued by any other municipality of this State shall be accepted
by the Borough as evidence of compliance with this section. (N.J.S.A.
4:19-15.3)
[N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3; 1990 Code § 9-4.15]
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as
"seeing eye" dogs, dogs used to assist handicapped persons and commonly
known as "service dogs," or dogs used to assist deaf persons and commonly
known as "hearing ear" dogs shall be licensed and registered as other
dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of
such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.
[1990 Code § 9-4.1, 9-4.2]
a.
Cats Licensed in Another State. Any person who shall bring or cause
to be brought into the City a cat licensed in another State shall
immediately apply for a license issued by the City.
b.
Cats Licensed in Another Municipality. Any person who shall bring
or cause to be brought into the city any cat licensed in another New
Jersey municipality for the current year, for a period to exceed 10
days shall, within 10 days, apply for a registration tag for each
cat for a registration fee of $0.50. Proof of the current license
shall be required. Such registration shall be valid until December
31st of the current licensing year.
[1990 Code § 9-10]
The licensing requirement shall not apply to pounds maintained
at the public expense, kennels maintained by the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, or to veterinarians to which dogs have been
committed by public authorities.
[1990 Code § 9-8; N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2a]
No Municipal Clerk or other official designated by the Governing
Body shall grant any such license and official metal registration
tag for any dog or cat unless the owner thereof provides evidence
that the dog or cat to be licensed and registered has been inoculated
with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance
with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture
and the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
or has been certified exempt as provided by regulations of the State
Department of Health. Such vaccination shall be repeated at intervals
as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health, and
shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other
veterinarian permitted by law to do the same. The State Department
of Health shall promulgate regulations providing for the recognized
duration of immunity, interval of inoculation, certificate of vaccination,
certificate of exemption, and such other matters related to rabies
vaccinations.
The information on each dog and cat licensed during the year
shall be preserved for a period of three years by the Clerk or other
official designated to license dogs and/or cats in the City.
[1990 Code § 9-4.4]
License forms and official tags shall be furnished by the City,
shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and
the name of the City of Lambertville.
[1990 Code § 9-4.5]
It is the responsibility of any person who shall own, keep or
harbor a dog or cat of licensing age to annually during the month
of January apply for and procure from the Clerk a license and official
metal registration tag for each such dog or cat so owned, kept or
harbored. The license and registration tag shall be effective for
the period beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st of
the year in which the license is obtained. There is no proration of
the fee.
[1990 Code § 9-4.7]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor any dog or cat of licensing
age, shall place upon such dog or cat so owned, kept or harbored a
collar or other device with the registration tag securely fastened
or displayed thereto.
[1990 Code § 9-4.8]
The license and registration tag issued shall not be transferred and affixed to another animal. Every dog and cat shall be required to have a separate license and registration tag. Failure to comply with this section shall be deemed a violation and subject the owner of the dog or cat to whom the license and registration tag were originally issued to the penalty as stated in Article VI, Penalties, of this chapter.
[1990 Code § 9-4.9]
In the event of loss, a duplicate license and registration tag
may be obtained from the Clerk for a fee of $0.50.
[1990 Code §§ 9-4.10, 9-4.11; Ord. No. 2007-26; Ord. No. 25-2011]
License and late fees shall be as follows:
a.
Dog Licensing Fees. The annual fee for a license and registration
tag for dogs which are spayed or neutered shall be $15. The annual
fee for dogs not spayed or neutered shall be $18.
b.
Cat Licensing Fees.
1.
Indoor Cats. The annual fee for a license of an indoor cat will be
waived with proof of rabies inoculation and a certification from the
pet owner that the cat does not go outside.
2.
Outdoor Cats. The annual fee for a license of a cat that goes outdoors
which is spayed or neutered shall be $15. The annual fee for cats
that go outside which are not spayed or neutered shall be $18 per
cat.
c.
Late Fees. All animals are required to be registered annually. The
City will give pet owners a grace period through the end of February.
A late fee of $25 will be charged for all animals not registered starting
March 1st of each year. The late fee will apply to all pets of seven
months of age and older who have resided with their owner for a minimum
of 10 days.
[1990 Code § 9-4.12]
Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person owning, keeping,
maintaining or harboring a dog or cat upon the request of any Health
Officer, Police Officer, Animal Control Officer, Animal Census Taker
or other authorized person.
[1990 Code § 9-4.13]
License fees and other moneys collected or received under the
provisions of this article shall be forwarded to the Chief Financial
Officer of the City of Lambertville and shall be placed in a special
account separate from any of the other accounts of the municipality
and shall be used for the following purposes only: fees required by
the State of New Jersey; collecting, keeping and disposing of dogs
or cats liable to seizure for local prevention and control of rabies;
conducting rabies inoculation clinics; conducting the annual dog and
cat census expenses; and for administering the provisions of this
article including licenses, registration tags, notices and salary
of the Animal Control Officer and other authorized persons. Any unexpended
balance shall be retained until the end of the third fiscal year following
at which time, and at the end of each subsequent fiscal year, the
excess of the total amount paid into the fund on account of dogs during
the last two fiscal years shall be paid over to the general fund of
the municipality.
[1990 Code § 9-4.14]
No person, except an officer in the performance of his duties,
shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog or cat
without the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach a registration
tag to a dog or cat for which it was not issued.
[1990 Code § 9-11]
No license to own, keep or harbor a dog in the City shall be
issued to, or in the name of a minor.
