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Township of Cranbury, NJ
Middlesex County
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[Amended 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01]
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in Cranbury Township shall, on or before January 31 of each year, procure from the Clerk of the Township of Cranbury, or other person designated by the Township Committee for said purpose (the animal licensing official), a license and official metal registration tag for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.
[Amended 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01; 10-12-2015 by Ord. No. 09-15-16]
The fee for the license and registration of said dog shall be as set forth by the Township Committee of the Township of Cranbury, as provided for in § 82-2, Miscellaneous fees, of Chapter 82 of this Code, entitled "Fees."
A. 
Spayed/neutered dog license fee: $10.
B. 
Nonspayed/nonneutered dog license fee: $13.
C. 
A dog license obtained after January 31 will be charged a late fee of $5 per animal plus $1 per month for each month delinquent.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Current fees are on file in the Township offices.
[Amended 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in Subsection E hereof, no license or official metal registration tag shall be issued or granted for any dog unless the owner thereof provides evidence to the animal licensing official that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated against rabies with a vaccine having a duration of immunity which extends, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:23A-4.1(a), throughout at least 10 of the 12 months of the licensing period. Dogs with a duration of immunity against rabies that expires prior to the 10th month of the licensing period shall be revaccinated prior to issuance of a license.
B. 
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:23A-4.2, and as said provisions may from time to time be amended, the following durations of immunity for dogs and cats are recognized:
(1) 
Rabies vaccine approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for a three-year duration of immunity:
(a) 
Animals three months of age or older receiving their first known immunization are recognized as having a one-year duration of immunity.
(b) 
Animals over three months of age, but less than six months of age, receiving the second or subsequent booster inoculation are recognized as having a one-year duration of immunity.
(c) 
Animals six months of age or older receiving the second or subsequent booster inoculation are recognized as having a three-year duration of immunity.
(2) 
Rabies vaccines approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for a one-year duration of immunity are recognized as having a one-year duration of efficacy for immunity for all animals vaccinated at three months of age or older.
C. 
The inoculation shall be made by or under the supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian of the State of New Jersey or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to make the same. The vaccine used must be of a type approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered to the animal at the dosage and route of administration in accordance with the specifications of the product label and package insert. Each dog shall be inoculated against rabies once each year, unless the veterinarian's certificate indicates a longer period of effectiveness.
D. 
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog shall procure and possess a veterinarian's certificate indicating that such dog has been inoculated against rabies and setting forth the date of such inoculation and the duration of immunity. The certificate of inoculation shall be exhibited to the animal licensing official of the municipality when application for a dog license is made. Said certificate and/or proof of licensing shall also be produced by any person owning, keeping, maintaining, or harboring a dog, upon the request of any Board of Health official, police officer, Animal Control Officer, or other person authorized by the Township or Board of Health.
E. 
The animal licensing official may grant an exemption to the rabies inoculation requirement for dogs that:
(1) 
Have not attained the age of seven months or which have not yet attained a set of permanent teeth;
(2) 
For any dog which the Board of Health, for a specified period of time, declares exempt upon presentation of a veterinarian's certificate stating that because of an infirmity, other physical condition or regimen of therapy the inoculation of such dog shall be deemed inadvisable; or
(3) 
For dogs in veterinary hospitals, kennels, pet shops, pounds or shelters or in transit; or
(4) 
For dogs brought into the state temporarily for the sole purpose of showing in dog shows or exhibitions.
License forms and uniform official metal registration tags designed by the State Department of Health shall be issued and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the Township of Cranbury.
[Amended 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01]
The annual license fee for a kennel shall be as set forth by the Township Committee of the Township of Cranbury, as provided for in § 82-2, Miscellaneous fees, of Chapter 82 of this Code, entitled "Fees."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Current fees are on file in the Township offices.
[Amended 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.15, as same may from time to time be amended, the Township Animal Control Officer, or other person appointed by the Township Committee of the Township of Cranbury, shall, either annually or biennially, at the direction of the Township Committee, cause a canvass to be made of all dogs owned, kept or harbored within the Township and shall cause a report to be issued, on or before September 1 of the year in which the canvass is taken, to the Township Clerk, the Township Board of Health and the State Department of Health on the results thereof, setting forth in separate columns the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring unlicensed dogs, the number of unlicensed dogs owned, kept or harbored by each of said persons, together with a complete description of each of said unlicensed dogs.
The Township Committee shall have power to appoint a Dog Warden, who may or may not be one of the other officers of the Township, whose duty it shall be to enforce the provisions of this article. The Township Committee shall also have power to appoint one or more persons to be known as "dog catchers" who may impound unlicensed dogs running at large in violation of the provisions of this article.
No dog, whether registered or not, shall be permitted by the owner, or person harboring the same, to run at large within the Township of Cranbury. Any dog owner, or person harboring a dog, permitting a dog to run at large within the Township of Cranbury in violation hereof shall be subject to penalties prescribed elsewhere in this Article. In addition, any dog found in violation of this section may be impounded or killed by the Dog Warden or dog catcher as hereinafter provided in accordance with law.
Any person who owns, keeps, harbors or possesses any dog or dogs whose continued barking and howling creates a disturbance in the neighborhood or vicinity thereof may be charged in the Municipal Court of Cranbury Township with creation and maintenance of a nuisance and, upon conviction, shall suffer such penalties as may be provided for violation of the provisions of this article. Proof that such barking or howling has continued for an unreasonable period during three consecutive days or nights shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a nuisance for purposes of this article.
When any dog seized pursuant to the terms of this article has been detained for seven days after notice to the owner, or has been detained for seven days after seizure when notice has not been and cannot reasonably be given, and if the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog has not claimed said dog and paid all expenses incurred by reason of its detention, including maintenance, not exceeding $1 per day, the Dog Warden then may cause the dog to be destroyed pursuant to law.
Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this article is hereby authorized to go upon any premises to seize for impounding any dog or dogs which he may lawfully seize and impound when such officer is in immediate pursuit of such dog or dogs, except upon the premises of the owner of the dog if said owner is present and forbids the same.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
[Amended 10-12-2015 by Ord. No. 09-15-16]
A. 
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age in the Township of Cranbury that has not obtained a dog license by March 1 will receive a first offense violation summons from the Board of Health Officer with a fine of $50. If a license has not been obtained by April 1 a second offense violation summons will be issued by the Board of Health Officer with a mandatory court appearance and a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $150.
B. 
Any person violating the remaining provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable for a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense.
Any person owning or in charge of any dog shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such dog on public property or the property of another, whenever the same may occur, by placing the feces in a closed bag or container and depositing the same in a trash receptacle located on his own or public property and in only such receptacles. Any dog owner or person in charge of any dog in violation hereof shall be subject to penalties prescribed elsewhere in this article.