The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing
age or of any dog which attains licensing age shall make application
for a license and registration tag for such dog within 10 days after
such acquisition or age attainment.
[Amended 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904]
The application shall state the breed, age,
color and markings of the dog for which the license and registration
are sought, whether it is of a long- or short-haired variety and the
name, street and post office address of the owner and the person who
shall keep or harbor such dog. The information on said application
and the registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved
for a period of three years by the City Clerk. In addition, he shall
forward similar information to the State Department of Health each
month on forms furnished by said Department. Registration numbers
shall be issued in the order of the applications.
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.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere
with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this
article.
[Amended 5-26-1952 by Ord. No. 5-1952; 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any dog which habitually barks or cries as defined in §
105-22.
[Amended 12-27-1966 by Ord. No. 16-1966; 5-27-1968 by Ord. No. 10-1968; 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904]
A. License fees and other moneys collected or received
under the provisions of this article, except registration tag fees,
shall be forwarded to the Chief Financial Officer of the City within
30 days after collection or receipt and shall be placed in a special
account separate from any of the other accounts of the City, which
account shall be used for the following purposes only:
(1) For collecting, keeping and disposing of dogs liable
to seizure under this article for local prevention and control of
rabies.
(2) For providing antirabies treatment under the direction
of the local Board of Health for any person known or suspected to
have been exposed to rabies.
(3) For all other purposes prescribed by the statutes
of New Jersey governing the subject and for administering the provisions
of this article.
B. Any unexpended balance remaining in such special account
shall be retained therein until the end of the third fiscal year following
and may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this section.
At the end of said third fiscal year following and at the end of each
fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from such special
account to the general funds of the City any amount then in such account
which is in excess of the total amount paid into said special account
during the two fiscal years next preceding.
[Amended 10-5-1981 by Ord. No. 8140; 9-6-1983 by Ord. No. 8330]
[Added 3-20-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-06]
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
the sum of $50. Each and every day such violation continues shall
be considered as a separate and specific violation of this article,
and the penalties herein prescribed shall apply to such separate and
specific offenses. In addition to or as a substitute for the previously
mentioned fine, the imposition of community service shall be authorized
as an additional penalty, which community service shall not exceed
90 days.