[1973 Code § 45-10]
a.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel,
a pet shop, a shelter or a pound shall apply to the Municipal Clerk
for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.
b.
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 Officer of the Board of Health of the Borough,
showing compliance with the local and State rules and regulations
governing location of and sanitation at such establishments.
c.
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall
state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained, and all
such licenses shall expire on the last day of January of each year
and be subject to revocation by the Borough Council on recommendations
of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health of the Borough
for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the State
Department or the Board of Health of the Borough governing the same,
after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the State Department
or the Board of Health of the Borough.
d.
Any person holding such license shall not be required to secure individual
licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and kept at such establishments;
such licenses shall not be transferable to another owner or different
premises.
[1973 Code § 45-11]
The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations
for ten (10) or less dogs shall be ten ($10.00) dollars and for more
than ten (10) dogs, twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. The annual license
fee for a pet shop shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. No fee shall be
charged for a shelter or pound.
[1973 Code § 45-13]
The Municipal Clerk shall forward to the State Department of
Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed,
within thirty (30) days after the licenses therefor are issued, which
list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind
of license issued.
[1973 Code § 45-14]
No dog kept in a kennel, animal hospital, pet shop, shelter
or pound shall be permitted off such premises except on a leash or
in a crate or other safe control.
