Township of Mansfield, NJ Article VI Kennels, Shelters and Pounds

[Adopted 9-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14]

§ 123-29 License required.

Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel, a shelter or a pound, shall apply to the office of the Municipal Clerk for a license entitling such person, firm or corporation to keep or operate such establishments.

§ 123-30 Application requirements.

The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained, and shall be accompanied by the written approval of the Health Department showing compliance with the state rules and regulations governing location of and sanitation of each such establishment.

§ 123-31 Expiration.

All licenses issued under this article shall expire on the last day of May of each year, and shall be subject to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendation of the Warren County Board of Health for any failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health or the county governing the same after the owners have been afforded a hearing.

§ 123-32 Individual dog licenses not required.

Any person holding a license under this article shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments.

§ 123-33 Nontransferability.

Any license issued under this article shall not be transferable to another owner or different premises.

§ 123-34 Fees.

A. The annual license fee for a kennel shall be $25.

B. There shall be no fee required to license a shelter or pound.

§ 123-35 Violations and penalties.

[Added 6-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-07]

Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-17 of the Code of the Township of Mansfield.