No person shall own, keep, feed or harbor any dog or cat of
licensing age within the Borough without obtaining a license therefor,
to be issued by the Borough Clerk upon application by the owner and
payment of the prescribed fee. Licenses shall be issued in the month
of January of each year. Each license shall include an official metal
registration tag for each such dog or cat so owned, which shall be
placed upon each dog or cat's collar.
The owner of any newly acquired dog or cat of licensing age
or of any dog or cat which attains licensing age shall make application
for a license and registration tag within 10 days. "Licensing age"
shall mean any dog or cat which has attained the age of seven months
or which possesses a set of permanent teeth, whichever is earlier.
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings
of the dog or cat for which license and registration are sought; whether
it is of a long-haired or short-haired variety; and the name, street
and post office address of the owner and the person who shall own,
keep, feed or harbor such dog or cat. There shall be provided with
the application evidence that the dog to be licensed and registered
has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by the
State Department of Health.
The Borough shall periodically authorize a canvass to be made
of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the limits of the Borough
and shall report on or before September 1 of each year, to the local
Borough and to the State Department of Health, the result thereof.
The provisions, practices and procedures for addressing vicious
or potentially dangerous dogs shall be as provided for by New Jersey
State statute, including, but not limited to, N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et
seq.
