[1997 Code § 122-6; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-6]
Any person who owns an animal of licensing age within the corporate
limits of the City of Absecon shall annually apply for and procure
from the Licensing Authority in the City of Absecon, a license and
official tag for each animal so owned and shall place upon such animal
a collar or other device with the official tag securely fastened and
displayed thereto. Acceptable methods for displaying the official
tag include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars.
[1997 Code § 122-7; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-7]
The owner of any newly acquired animal of licensing age shall
apply for and procure a license and official tag for such animal within
10 days after such acquisition or age attainment. The requirement
shall not apply to a nonresident keeping an animal within the corporate
limits of the City of Absecon for no longer than 90 days.
[1997 Code § 122-8; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-8]
A.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the corporate
limits of the City of Absecon any animal licensed in any other state
for the current year bearing an official tag and shall keep the same
or permit the same to be kept within the corporate limits of the City
of Absecon for a period of more than 90 days shall immediately apply
for and procure a license and official tag for each animal.
B.
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the corporate
limits of the City of Absecon any unlicensed animal and shall keep
same or permit the same to be kept within the corporate limits of
the City of Absecon for a period of time of more than 10 days shall
immediately apply for a license and registration tag.
[1997 Code § 122-9; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-9]
A.
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings
of the animal for which the license and registration are sought as
well as the name, street and post office address of the owner and
the person who shall keep or harbor such animal. In the case of cats
whether or not the cat is of a long or short hair variety shall also
be indicated.
B.
The information on said application and the registration number shall
be maintained for a period of three years by the Licensing Authority
of the City of Absecon.
[1997 Code § 122-10; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-10]
A.
License forms and official tags shall be furnished by the municipality
and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance
and the name of the municipality.
B.
Replacement tags may be issued only on proof of loss of the original
license form and official tag within the year in which the original
license form and official tag were issued.
[1997 Code § 122-11; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-11]
The Licensing Authority of the City of Absecon shall not grant any such license and official tag for any animal unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the animal to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with recommendations of the United States Department of Human Services or has been certified exempt as provided by Section 122-5 of this chapter. The rabies inoculation shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian permitted by law to do same.
[1997 Code § 122-12; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-12]
Only one license and official tag or sleeve shall be required
in the licensing year for any animal in the City of Absecon. Any valid
New Jersey license and official tag issued by a New Jersey municipality
shall be accepted by the City of Absecon.
[1997 Code § 122-13; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-13]
Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person owning an
animal upon the request of any health official, Police Officer, Animal
Control Officer or other authorized person.
[1997 Code § 122-14; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-14; Ord. No. 06-2002 § 2; Ord. No. 15-2008]
The following schedule is established for the licensing of animals
in the City of Absecon:
[1997 Code § 122-15; Ord. No. 02-98 § 122-15]
Annual license fees and any other money collected or received
under the provisions of this chapter shall be placed in a special
account separate from any of the other accounts of the municipality.
The monies collected shall be used for the following purposes only:
collecting, keeping and disposing of animals liable to seizure; for
local prevention and control of rabies; providing anti-rabies treatment
under direction of the Atlantic County Board of Health for any person
known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies; and for administering
the provisions of this chapter. Any unexpected balance remaining in
such special accounts shall be retained 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 said special accounts to the general funds of the municipality
any amount then in such accounts which is in excess of the total amount
paid into the special accounts during the last fiscal year next preceding.
