[Adopted 8-3-1972 by Ord. No. 127 (Ch. 48, Art. III, of
the 1977 Township Code)]
No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog of licensing age
within the Township without first applying for and procuring from
the licensing official designated by the governing body a license
and official registration tag and paying the prescribed fee therefor,
and such person shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness
with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.
[Amended 3-6-1980 by Ord. No. 219; 11-6-1980 by Ord. No. 226; 10-2-1986 by Ord. No. 282; 10-27-1988 by Ord. No. 320; 9-3-1992 by Ord. No.
395; 12-3-1992 by Ord. No. 399]
A.
The sum of $20 (with such fees as may be payable to the State of
New Jersey being deducted) is hereby fixed as the fee to be paid annually
for a dog license and each renewal thereof issued prior to April 30
of each year. In addition, a fee of $3 (which shall be remitted to
the State of New Jersey) shall be paid for any dog which has not had
its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization
upon proof signed by a licensed veterinarian. In addition to the aforementioned
fees, a late fee of $10 will be charged for any license issued after
April 30.
[Amended 2-6-1997 by Ord. No. 463; 12-30-2008 by Ord. No. 622; 12-21-2017 by Ord. No. 767-A]
B.
No license fee shall be charged for dogs used as guides for blind
persons, commonly known as "Seeing Eye" dogs; dogs used to assist
deaf persons, commonly known as "hearing ear" animals; dogs used to
assist handicapped persons, commonly known as "service dogs;" and
dogs used by any police department to assist in law enforcement matters,
commonly known as "K-9" dogs. These animals shall be licensed in the
same manner as other dogs, except that the keeper or owner shall not
be required to pay any fee.
[Amended 2-6-1997 by Ord. No. 463]
D.
The disposition of dog licensing fees referred to herein shall be
paid and remitted in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq., as
amended and supplemented from time to time.
Except as provided herein, the regulation and licensing of dogs
in this municipality shall be covered by the provisions of an act
entitled "An Act for the Uniform Control and Licensing of Dogs and
Kennels to Aid in Preventing the Spread of Rabies," Laws of 1941,
Chapter 151 (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 to 4:19-15.29, inclusive), and the
supplements and amendments thereof.
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article or of the statute referred to herein or the rules and regulations duly promulgated as authorized by such statute shall, upon conviction, be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense, except that, for the first offense in cases of violations of §§ 125-6 and 125-7 of this article, the penalty shall be not less than $1 nor more than $50; otherwise the penalty to be imposed in any case shall be in accordance with and collected in the manner authorized by the aforesaid statute.
