[Adopted 1-26-1942 by Ord. No. 1-1942]
A.
CITY
DOG
DOG OF LICENSING AGE
KENNEL
OWNER
PERSON
PET SHOP
POUND
SHELTER
Definitions. As used in this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The City of Ventnor City in the County of Atlantic.
Any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.
Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding
or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a
pet shop.
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, includes every
person having a right of property in such dog in his keeping.
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons.
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part
of a kennel, wherein the sale of dogs and other animals is carried
on.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
An establishment for the confinement of dogs and other animals
seized either under the provisions of this article or otherwise.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any establishment where dogs and other animals are received,
housed and distributed.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Word usage.
(1)
The words "and" and "or" may be used interchangeably,
and either of the two may be applicable, whichever is more conducive
to effectuating this article.
(2)
Personal pronouns shall mean either the singular or
the plural, whichever is applicable and conducive to effectuating
this article.
(3)
The masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall be
implied, whichever is appropriate and conducive to effectuating this
article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sections 2 and 3,
which immediately followed this section and dealt with the requirement
for a license and the procurement of a license, were deleted 6-4-1979
by Ord. No. 7904.
A.
Effective July 1, 2014, the person applying for the license and registration tag of each neutered or spayed dog shall pay the total sum in an amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule. The person applying for the license and registration tag of each nonneutered or nonspayed dog shall pay the total sum in an amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule. For each annual renewal, said fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be as for the original license and tag. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January of each year. Any renewals made after March 1 of any given year will be subject to a late fee in an amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule, and any other penalties as set forth in § 105-10.2. Pursuant to New Jersey state statutes, the New Jersey State Department of Health shall collect from the City of Ventnor City designated fees and/or surcharges for each dog license and registration tag issued by the City of Ventnor City. The amount designated for said fees and/or surcharges and the method of forwarding same to the New Jersey State Department of Health shall be in accordance with New Jersey state law.
[Amended 12-27-1966 by Ord. No. 16-1966; 5-27-1968 by Ord. No. 10-1968; 11-18-1968 by Ord. No. 20-1968; 7-26-1976 by Ord. No. 7613; 10-5-1981 by Ord. No. 8140; 9-6-1983 by Ord. No. 8330; 3-20-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-06; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly
known as "Seeing Eye" dogs shall be licensed and registered as other
dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of
such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.
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.
A.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the City of Ventnor City in the County of Atlantic any dog licensed in another state for the current year and bearing a registration tag and who shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the City for a period of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, unless such dog is licensed under § 105-7 of this article.
B.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the City any unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the City for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog, unless such dog is licensed under § 105-7 of this article.
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.
A.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish
a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the City
Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.
B.
The application shall describe the premises where
the establishment is located or is proposed to be located and the
purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained and shall be
accompanied by the written approval of the Health Officer of the Board
of Health of the City, showing compliance with the local and state
rules and regulations governing the location of and sanitation at
such establishments.
C.
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter
or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained,
and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each
year and be subject to revocation by the Board of Commissioners on
recommendations of the State Department of Health or the Board of
Health of the City for failure to comply with the rules and regulations
of the State Department or the Board of Health of the City governing
the same, after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the
State Department or the Board of Health of the City.
D.
Any person holding such license shall not be required
to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licenses and
kept at such establishments. Such license shall not be transferable
to another owner or different premises.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sections 10 and 11
and 13 through 17, as amended, which immediately followed this section,
were deleted 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904. These sections dealt with
kennels and pet shops, canvass of dogs, duties of Poundmaster and
seizure and impounding provisions.
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.
