[Adopted as Ch. 55, Art. I, of the 1975 Borough Code]
[Amended 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2323-09]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Borough Health Officer a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog and shall place upon such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto. A dog shall be of licensing age which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
[Amended 12-8-1976 by Ord. No. 1387; 1-13-1982 by Ord. No. 1538]
A. 
The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $9 for each dog, which sum shall include the charge for the registration tag of each dog and $0.20 of that amount being allocated for the Pilot Clinic Fund. An additional surcharge of $3 shall be paid on all licenses issued for nonspayed and nonneutered dogs, and such surcharge shall be allocated for the Animal Population Control Fund. For each annual renewal, the fee for the license, including the registration tag, shall be the same as for the original license, including the tag. Said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of December of each year. Persons renewing a license after January 31 shall, in addition to the fee set forth above, pay a surcharge of $2 per license. Fees for new licenses shall not be prorated, regardless of the date of issue.
[Amended 5-11-1983 by Ord. No. 1572; 8-24-1983 by Ord. No. 1584; 8-22-1984 by Ord. No. 1608; 5-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2273-07]
B. 
A veterinary certificate indicating that the dog is currently vaccinated against rabies as outlined in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2a shall be required.
[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 1567]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any dog which habitually barks or cries.
[Amended 10-12-1970 by Ord. No. 1250]
A. 
Leash required; penalties.
[Amended 10-22-1997 by Ord. No. 2060]
(1) 
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit it to run at large upon the public streets or in any public park or in any public premises or building, or in any premises or buildings of others who have not consented thereto, within the Borough of Roselle, unless such dog is accompanied by a responsible person and securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash not more than four feet long whether fixed or retractable.
(2) 
The penalty for a first offense for a violation of the within subsection shall be $100; the penalty for a second offense shall be $200; the penalty for third and subsequent offenses shall be $300.
B. 
A dog shall be deemed to be running at large and not to be securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash if such dog shall be permitted, allowed or suffered to deposit excrement in or upon any sidewalk, public park, public premises or buildings or in any premises or buildings of others who have not consented to permit such dog to run at large in their premises or buildings.
C. 
A dog shall be deemed to be running at large and not to be securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash if such dog shall be permitted, allowed or suffered to deposit urine in or upon any lawn, shrubbery, sidewalk or public building or in any premises or buildings of others who have not consented to permit such dog to run at large in their premises or buildings.
[Added 5-25-1977 by Ord. No. 1405]
No more than four dogs of licensing age shall be kept, maintained or harbored at one time for any length of time in any residential housing unit or on its grounds or in any business establishment or on its grounds. This restriction shall not apply to properly licensed kennels, pet shops, pounds and shelters.
[Amended 1-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1338]
Any person who violates or refuses to comply with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both, but in no event less than $10 for the first offense, $25 for the second and third offense and $50 for each subsequent offense.