Any person who keeps or operates or proposes
to establish a kennel or pet shop shall apply to the City Clerk for
a license entitling him or her to keep or operate such establishment.
Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual
licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments;
such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different
premises.
[Amended 2-17-1999 by Ord. No. 6-1999]
All licenses issued for a kennel or pet shop
shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained,
and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each
year.
[Amended 2-17-1999 by Ord. No. 6-1999]
License fees for kennels and pet shops shall
be as follows:
A. A kennel accommodating 10 or fewer dogs shall pay
$10 each year.
B. A kennel accommodating more than 10 dogs shall pay
$25 each year.
C. Pet shops shall pay $10 each year.
All licenses issued for a kennel or pet shop
shall be subject to revocation by the city on recommendation of the
State Department of Health or the Atlantic County Health Officer for
failure to comply with the rules and regulations of either, after
the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department
of Health or the Atlantic County Board of Health.
No dog kept in a kennel or pet shop shall be
permitted off such premises, except on a leash or in a crate or under
other safe control.
The City Clerk shall forward to the State Department
of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops and pounds licensed 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.
[Amended 2-17-1999 by Ord. No. 6-1999]
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to a fine of not more than $100 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days. Each day such violation is committed or permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable
as such.