[Amended 5-20-2004 by Ord. No. 9-2004]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing
accommodations for 10 or fewer dogs shall be $10, and for more than
10 dogs, $25. The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for any number of cats shall be $50. The annual license fee for a
pet shop shall be $10. No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound.
[Amended 5-20-2004 by Ord. No. 9-2004]
The annual license fee for a hobby kennel shall
be $50 in addition to the annual license and registration fee for
the dog kept for personal breeding.
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 Clerk/Municipal Administrator of the Borough
shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels,
pet shops, shelters 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.
There is hereby created in the Borough of Folsom
the position of Animal Control Officer, which Animal Control Officer
shall be appointed by the Mayor and Borough Council annually, for
a term of one year.
The Animal Control Officer of the Borough shall
promptly, after May 1, 1992, and annually thereafter, cause a canvass
to be made of all dogs or cats owned, kept or harbored within the
limits of the Borough and shall report to the Clerk/Municipal Administrator
of the Borough, the Board of Health of the Borough and to the State
Department of Health the result thereof, setting forth in separate
columns the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring
by each of said persons, together with the registration numbers of
each of said dogs or cats, and the number of unlicensed dogs or unregistered
cats owned, kept or harbored by each of said persons, together with
a complete description of each of said unlicensed dogs or unregistered
cats.