[Adopted 10-2-1979]
The definitions set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1
et seq. are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference into this
article, as if set forth fully herein.
Any person who shall reside in the Borough of
Glen Gardner and who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing
age shall, in the month of January, apply for and procure form the
Municipal Clerk or other official designated by the governing body
in the Borough of Glen Gardner a license and official metal registration
tag for each dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon
each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely
fastened thereto. (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2)
[Amended 8-16-1983; 11-6-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5; 11-14-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-12; 12-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-11]
Persons applying for a dog license and registration tag shall
pay the sum of $9.80 for the license plus such registration fees and
additional charges as may be prescribed by law $1.20 for a total license
fee of $11 for each neutered dog and $21 for each unneutered dog.
In the event said license is applied for after February 1 of each
year an additional late fee of $5 per month will be charged.
The Municipal Clerk or other official designated
by the governing body of Glen Gardner to license dogs shall not grant
any such license and official metal registration tag for any dog unless
the owner thereof provides evidence that the dog to be licensed and
registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine as specified
in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2a and other state and federal laws and regulations
concerning rabies vaccination.
A.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish
a kennel, a pet shop, a shelter or a pound in the Borough of Glen
Gardner shall apply to the Borough Clerk or other official designated
to license dogs for a license entitling him or her to keep or operate
such establishment, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8. License
fees shall be as set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.9.
B.
Operation of the above facilities shall be in conformity
with "Rules and Regulations Governing the Sanitary Conduct and Operation
of Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds," N.J.A.C. 8:23-3.1, and
with other applicable state laws and regulations.
Any person appointed for the purpose by the
governing body of the Borough of Glen Gardner shall annually cause
a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the
limits of the Borough of Glen Gardner and shall report, on or before
May 1 of each year, to the Clerk or other person designated to license
dogs in the Borough of Glen Gardner and to the local Board of Health
and to the State Department of Health the result thereof, in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.15.
No dog shall be permitted off the premises of
the owner or the person keeping or harboring said dog, except on a
leash, or on private property with the permission of the owner of
such private property.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any
dog which habitually barks or cries.
A.
Any person appointed for the purpose by the governing
body of the Borough of Glen Gardner shall take into custody and impound
or cause to be taken into custody and impounded, and thereafter destroyed
or disposed of as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.16 and other applicable
laws and regulations of the State of New Jersey any dog found at large
or otherwise in violation of this chapter.
[Amended 3-4-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4]
B.
If the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog
shall claim the dog at the time of its detention, he or she shall
pay to the Borough of Glen Gardner, in addition to the maximum maintenance
fees set forth in the above statute, a pickup fee of $15 to cover
the cost of the apprehension and transportation of each dog.
This article is enacted pursuant to "An Act
for the Uniform Control and Licensing of Dogs and Kennels to Aid in
Preventing the Spread of Rabies, etc., N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 through
4:19-15.29, as amended and revised, and state rules and regulations
promulgated by the State Department of Health pursuant thereto, and
other applicable state laws, rules and regulations.
[Amended 3-4-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4]
Any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with any section of this article, except §§ 53-7 and 53-8, shall be subject to the penalties in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.19. Any person who violates or fails to comply with §§ 53-7 or 53-8 shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
