A. 
All dogs for which licenses are required by the provisions of this article shall wear a collar or harness with the registration tag for such dog securely fastened thereto.
B. 
No person, except an officer 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.
A. 
Required. Licenses shall be required for the following dogs of licensing age:
(1) 
Any dog owned or kept within the Township by a resident of the Township on January 1 of any calendar year.
(2) 
Any dog acquired by any person during the course of any calendar year and kept within the Township for more than 10 days after acquisition.
(3) 
Any dog attaining licensing age during the course of the calendar year.
(4) 
Any unlicensed dog brought into the Township by any person and kept within the Township for more than 10 days.
(5) 
Any dog licensed by another state which is brought into the Township by any person and kept within the Township for more than 90 days.
(6) 
Any potentially dangerous dog. See also additional requirements § 108-21.
B. 
Application.
(1) 
Each application for a license under this article shall give the following information:
(a) 
A general description of the dog sought to be licensed, including breed, sex, age, color and markings and whether such dog is of a long- or short-haired variety.
(b) 
The name, street and post office address of the owner of and the person who shall keep or harbor such dog.
(2) 
Registration numbers shall be issued in the order in which applications are received.
(3) 
Applications for licenses for dogs which are required to be licensed by the provisions of Subsection A(1) of this section shall be made to the Health Officer before February 1 of each calendar year. In all other cases, the application for a license shall be made within 10 days of the day upon which the dog in question first becomes subject to the provisions of this section. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by evidence that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated against rabies in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2a.
C. 
Record of licenses. The information on all applications under this article and the registration number issued to each licensed dog shall be preserved for a period of three years by the Health Officer. In addition, he shall forward similar information to the New Jersey Department of Health each month on forms furnished by the Department.
D. 
Fees.
(1) 
The person applying for a license shall pay a license fee and a registration tag fee for each dog. The same fees shall be charged for the annual renewal of each license and registration tag. The fees are set forth in Chapter 215-6, Fees, of the Township Code.
(2) 
Any resident of the Township who shall have attained the age of 65 years of age applying for a license shall pay a reduced license fee and registration tag fee for each dog. The same fees shall be charged for the annual renewal of each license and registration tag. The fees are set forth in Chapter 215-6, Fees, of the Township Code.
(3) 
There shall be an additional fee payable annually, applicable to Subsections D(1) and (2) above, for each dog which has not had its reproductive system surgically altered. The additional fee is set forth in Chapter 215-6, Fees, of the Township Code.
(4) 
The fee for a potentially dangerous dog license are set forth in Chapter 215-6, Fees, of the Township Code.
E. 
Expiration. Each dog license and registration tag shall expire on January 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which it was issued.
F. 
Exceptions.
(1) 
Dogs used as guides dogs or service dogs (as defined in N.J.S.A. 10:5-5 as same may be amended) shall be licensed and registered as other dogs as hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.
(2) 
A dog temporarily placed in a foster home as part of a formalized training to be a guide dog or service dog shall not be required to be licensed and registered while the dog remains in the foster home for such training.
(3) 
A dog temporarily placed in a foster home as part of the Hamilton Township's Animal Shelter Foster Program.
G. 
Penalty. All penalties for late licensing of dogs are set forth in in Chapter 215-6, Fees, of the Township Code.
A. 
License fees and other moneys collected and received under the provisions N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.3, 4:19-15.8, 4:19-15.9 and 4:19-15.16 as same may be amended, except for registration tag fees shall be collected, maintained and distributed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.11 as same may be amended.
B. 
The registration tag fee of $1 for each dog shall be forwarded within 30 days after collection by the Health Officer to the State Department of Health.
A. 
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit the dog to run at large within the Township. Nothing in this section is intended to apply to dogs running and playing in a Township-designated off-leash dog park.
B. 
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit it to be upon the public streets or in any of the public places of the Township unless such dog is accompanied by a person and is securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash not more than six feet long, or other physical control device.
No person, with the exception of duly appointed public officials or employees acting in their official capacity, shall keep, harbor or have custody or possession of any dog which has been or shall be intentionally trained to attack, injure, maim or kill any human being or domestic pet, either voluntarily or upon command.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:4-79, as same may be amended, where it has been determined by a physician that a person has been bitten by a dog, such individual, or his parent or guardian if he is a minor, shall immediately notify the police. The owner or keeper of any dog shall be notified by the police that the dog has bitten any individual, and the owner or keeper of the dog must comply with the following procedures:
A. 
Have the dog examined by a licensed veterinarian within 12 hours.
B. 
Have the dog kept in quarantine in the owner's home or at a kennel for a period of 10 days.
C. 
At the end of 10 days have the dog reexamined by a veterinarian and a written report of the dog's state of health sent to the Township of Hamilton's Division of Health.
In addition to the obligations of licensing as set forth in § 108-16, in the event a Court of competent jurisdiction has declared that a dog is a potentially dangerous dog, the owner of said animal shall be responsible for complying with all requirements and conditions imposed by the Court, including those set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-24, as same may be amended.
A. 
Causes for impounding. The Township shall take into custody and impound, or cause to be taken into custody and impounded, any of the following dogs:
(1) 
Any dog found at large in violation of the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) 
Any dog off the premises of the owner or of the person keeping or harboring such dog, which the Township has reason to believe is a stray dog.
(3) 
Any dog off the premises of the owner of or the person keeping or harboring such dog without a current registration tag on its collar.
(4) 
Any female dog in season off the premises of the owner of or the person keeping or harboring such dog.
(5) 
Any dog which has been determined to be a vicious dog, provided that such dogs may also be seized by any police officer, and provided further that, if such dogs cannot be seized with safety, they may be killed.
B. 
Access to premises. Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this article is hereby authorized to go upon any premises to seize for impounding any dog which the officer may lawfully seize and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog, except if the owner is present and forbids such entry.
C. 
Notice of seizure.
(1) 
If any dog so impounded or seized wears a registration tag, collar or harness having inscribed thereon or attached thereto the name and address of any person, or if the owner of or the person keeping or harboring the dog is known, the officer shall immediately serve on the person whose address is given on the collar, or on the person owning, keeping or harboring the dog, a notice in writing stating that the dog has been seized and will be liable to be disposed of or destroyed if not claimed within seven days after service of the notice.
(2) 
A notice under this subsection may be served either by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served or by leaving it at the person's usual or last known place of abode or at the address given on the collar, or by forwarding it by mail in a prepaid letter addressed to that person's usual or last known place of abode or to the address given on the collar.