As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
An individual or group of individuals who, with or without
salary or compensation, house and care for homeless animals in the
home of an individual or in other facilities, with the intent of placing
the animals in responsible, more permanent homes as soon as possible.
[Added 10-18-2022 by Ord. No. 7773-22]
The home or other facility in which an animal rescue organization
houses and cares for an animal.
[Added 10-18-2022 by Ord. No. 7773-22]
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding,
breeding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on,
except a pet shop.
Any place of business which is not part of a kennel, wherein
animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles,
rabbits, hamsters or gerbils, are kept or displayed chiefly for the
purpose of sale to individuals for personal appreciation and companionship
rather than for business or research purposes.
[Amended 4-19-2004 by Ord. No. 6400-04]
An establishment for the confinement of dogs seized either
under the provisions of this chapter or any other law, or to which
dogs may be delivered by the owner.
Any establishment where dogs are received, housed and distributed
without charge.
No licensing provision of this article shall
be construed to apply to any establishment wherein or whereon dogs
are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical or other treatments,
owned by and operated under the immediate supervision of a graduate
veterinarian licensed in the State of New Jersey.
A.
No kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be located,
established or maintained in the City unless the person who keeps
or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter
or a pound shall apply to and obtain from the City Clerk a license
entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.
[Amended 11-14-1966 by Ord. No. 3726]
A.
Any person desiring a license under this article shall
file with the City Clerk an original and four copies of an application,
under oath, in writing, on a form furnished by the City Clerk.
B.
The application shall set forth the following information:
(1)
The applicant's name, business name and business address.
(2)
Whether the applicant is an individual, a partnership,
a corporation or another entity, and, if another entity, a full explanation
and description thereof.
(3)
If the applicant is an individual, the applicant's
residence address and date and place of birth.
(4)
If the applicant is a partnership, the full names,
residence addresses, dates and places of birth of each partner.
(5)
If the applicant is a corporation, the full names,
residence addresses, dates and places of birth of each major officer
and each stockholder, the name and address of the registered agent
and the address of the principal office (The term "stockholder," as
used herein, means and includes any person owning or having an interest,
either legal or equitable, in 10% or more of the stock issued and
outstanding of the applicant corporation.); in the case of another
entity, the full names, residence addresses, dates and places of birth
of each person owning or having an interest, either legal or equitable,
aggregating in value 10% or more of the total capital of said entity,
the name and address of the registered agent, if any, and the address
of the principal office.
(6)
Whether the applicant or any partners, officers or
stockholders thereof have ever been arrested or convicted of a crime,
and, if so, the name of the person arrested or convicted, the date
of arrest, the crime or charge involved and the disposition thereof.
The term "officers," as used herein, means and includes the president,
vice presidents, secretary and treasurer of a corporate applicant.
(7)
The purpose for which the license is to be issued.
(8)
The address of the place where the licensed establishment
shall be maintained.
C.
Upon receipt of such application, the City Clerk shall
submit the same to the Police Department, Fire Public Safety Department,
Building Department and Health Department for a report with reference
to the compliance or noncompliance of the proposed establishment with
municipal and state rules, regulations, statutes and ordinances governing
the location of and sanitation at such establishments and the truth
of the matters contained in the application. The head of each of said
departments shall return the application with his report to the City
Clerk.
[Amended 4-6-1971 by Ord. No. 4037-71]
D.
Upon return of said application and reports, the City
Clerk shall submit the same to the Municipal Council for its consent
and approval.
E.
Upon the consent and approval of the Municipal Council,
the City Clerk shall issue such license.
A.
All licenses issued under this article for a kennel,
pet shop, shelter or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment
is maintained and shall not be transferable to another owner or different
premises. Such licenses shall expire on the last day of January of
each year.
B.
All such licenses shall be subject to revocation by
the City Council on recommendation of the State Department of Health
or the City Department of Health, for any failure to comply with the
rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or of the
City Department of Health governing the same, after the licensee has
been afforded a hearing by either the State Department of Health or
the City Department of Health.
[Amended 5-20-1991 by Ord. No. 5496-91]
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or
pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on a leash or in
a crate or other safe control.
The City Clerk shall forward to the State Department
of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds licensed
by the City within 30 days after the licenses therefor are issued,
which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and
the kind of license issued.
[Added 10-18-2022 by Ord. No. 7773-22]
A.
Not
pet shop in the City of Clifton shall sell or offer for sale a dog
or cat.
B.
Nothing
in this section shall be construed to prohibit a pet shop from offering
for adoption a dog or cat that has been obtained from a shelter, pound,
animal rescue organization or animal rescue organization facility.
C.
Any
person who violations the provisions of § 203-27A shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.
Each sale or offer for sale shall constitute a separate violation.
