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NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.2 - Dog licensing, tag; exemptions.

4:19-15.2 Dog licensing, tag; exemptions.  2. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog of licensing age shall annually or every third year, in accordance with a 3-year dog license or renewal thereof issued under subsection b. of section 12 of this act (C. 4:19-15.12b), apply for and procure from the clerk of the municipality or other official designated by the governing body thereof to license dogs in the municipality in which he resides, 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. A person or group temporarily caring for a dog placed in a foster home as part of a formalized training to be a guide dog or service dog shall be exempt from applying for and procuring a license and registration tag for the dog while the dog remains in the foster home for such training. For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" and "service dog" mean a guide dog or service dog as defined in section 5 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-5). L.1941, c.151, s.2; amended 1981, c.235, s.1; 1982, c.203, s.1; 2015, c.163, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.2a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.2a - Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license

4:19-15.2a. Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license  No municipal clerk or other official designated by the governing body of any municipality to license dogs therein shall grant any such license and official metal registration tag for any dog unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, or has been certified exempt as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health. Such vaccination shall be repeated at intervals as provided by regulations of the State Department of Health, and shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same. The State Department of Health shall promulgate regulations providing for the recognized duration of immunity, interval of inoculation, certificate of vaccination, certificate of exemption, and such other matters related to this act. L.1973, c. 263, s. 1, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.3 - Application, renewal of dog license; fee; exemptions.

4:19-15.3 Application, renewal of dog license; fee; exemptions.  3. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay the fee fixed or authorized to be fixed in section 12 of this act, and the sum of $1.00 for a one-year registration tag or $3.00 for a three-year registration tag for each dog; and for each renewal, the fee for the license and for the registration tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag; and said licenses, registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire no later than June 30 in the year stated on the license; except that this expiration date shall not require a municipality to alter its schedule for administering rabies inoculations to any dog to be licensed and registered; nor shall this expiration date require a municipality to alter its schedule for renewing licenses and registration tags, provided that the registration period precedes June 30. The governing body of a municipality may stagger the expiration of such annual licenses so long as all expirations occur no later than June 30 in the calendar year stated on the license. Only one license and registration tag shall be required in any licensing year for any dog owned in New Jersey, and such license and tag shall be accepted by all municipalities as evidence of compliance with this section. Dogs used as guide dogs or service dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided for, except that the owner or keeper of a guide dog or service dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor. A dog temporarily placed in a foster home as part of a formalized training to be a guide dog or service dog shall not be required to be licensed and registered while the dog remains in the foster home for such training.  For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" and "service dog" mean a guide dog or service dog as defined in section 5 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-5). License forms and uniform official metal registration tags designed by the Department of Health shall be furnished by the municipality and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the municipality. L.1941, c.151, s.3; amended 1966, c.64, s.1; 1980, c.46, s.3; 1981, c.235, s.2; 1982, c.203, s.2; 1983, c.40, s.1; 1983, c.485, s.2; 1996, c.113, s.1; 2015, c.163, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.3a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.3a - Staggered expiration of licenses, prorated fees

4:19-15.3a. Staggered expiration of licenses, prorated fees  4. Subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1982, c.203, the provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding: a. All annual licenses required pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2), section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3) and section 8 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.8) shall expire no later than June 30 in the calendar year next following issuance; provided that the license and registration tag fee shall be prorated for any license and registration tag which is valid for longer than 12 months. The governing body of a municipality may stagger the expiration of such annual licenses so long as all expirations occur no later than June 30 in the calendar year next following issuance. b. Any three-year registration tag issued pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2) or section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3), which is due to expire January 31 of the year of the effective date of this act, shall be valid until June 30 of that year. Upon renewal of the three-year licenses on June 30 of the calendar year next following issuance, the municipality may assess a fee, in addition to the annual fee, which reflects a prorated portion of the three-year fee for the period January 31 to June 30 preceding renewal. L.1982,c.203,s.4; amended 1983, c.40, s.2; 1996, c.113, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.3b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.3b - Additional fee; dog of reproductive age without permanent alteration of reproductive capacity; disposition

4:19-15.3b. Additional fee; dog of reproductive age without permanent alteration of reproductive capacity; disposition  a. In addition to the fee charged pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.3) and forwarded to the Department of Health pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.11), any person applying for the license and registration tag pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1941, c. 151 (C. 4:19-15.2) shall pay a fee of $3.00 for any dog of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. b. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 5 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer, for deposit in the "Animal Population Control Fund" created pursuant to section 7 of this act. L.1983, c. 172, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.3c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.3c - Additional fee for dogs; disposition

4:19-15.3c. Additional fee for dogs; disposition  In addition to the fee charged pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3) and forwarded to the Department of Health pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.11), any person applying for the license and registration tag pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2) shall pay an additional fee of $0.20 for any dog.  All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer to be placed in the "Pilot Clinic Fund" created pursuant to P.L.1983, c.180 (C.4:19A-10 et seq.), to be used by the Commissioner of Health for the operation of the animal sterilization pilot clinic established pursuant to that act.  L.1983, c. 181, s. 1, eff. May 10, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.4 - Time for applying for license

4:19-15.4. Time for applying for license  The owner of any newly-acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains licensing age, shall make application for license and registration tag for such dog within ten days after such acquisition or age attainment. L.1941, c. 151, p. 496, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.5 - Application for dog license, information requested, preservation

4:19-15.5. Application for dog license, information requested, preservation  5. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the dog for which license and registration are sought, whether it is of a long- or short-haired variety, and whether it has been surgically debarked or silenced; also the name, street and post-office address of the owner and the person who shall keep or harbor such dog. The information on the application and the registration number issued for the dog shall be preserved for a period of three years by the clerk or other local official designated to license dogs in the municipality. In addition, the clerk or other local official shall forward to the State Department of Health and Senior Services each month, on forms furnished by the department an accurate account of registration numbers issued or otherwise disposed of. Registration numbers shall be issued in the order of the applications. L.1941,c.151,s.5; amended 1952, c.37, s.1; 2002, c.102, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.6 - Dogs brought into state

4:19-15.6. Dogs brought into state  Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into this State any dog licensed in another State for the current year, and bearing a registration tag, and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the State for a period of more than ninety days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless such dog be licensed under section eight of this act. Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into this State any unlicensed dog and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the State for a period of more than ten days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag for each such dog unless such dog be licensed under section eight of this act. L.1941, c. 151, p. 497, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.7 - Removing tag from dog without owner's consent; attaching tag to another dog

4:19-15.7. Removing tag from dog without owner's consent; attaching tag to another dog  No person, except an officer in the performance of his duties shall remove a registration tag from the collar of any dog without the consent of the owner, nor shall any person attach a registration tag to a dog for which it was not issued. L.1941, c. 151, p. 497, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.9 - License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound

4:19-15.9. License fees for kennels and pet shops; no fee for shelter or pound  The annual license fee for a kennel providing accommodations for ten or less dogs shall be ten dollars ($10.00) and for more than ten dogs twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The annual license fee for a pet shop shall be ten dollars ($10.00). No fee shall be charged for a shelter or pound. L.1941, c. 151, p. 498, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.10 - Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds; permitting dogs to go off premises

4:19-15.10. Kennels, pet shops, shelters or pounds; permitting dogs to go off premises  No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on leash or in a crate or other safe control. L.1941, c. 151, p. 498, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.11 - Disposition of fees collected.

4:19-15.11 Disposition of fees collected.  11. License fees and other moneys collected or received under the provisions of sections 3, 8, 9 and 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3, C.4:19-15.8, C.4:19-15.9, and C.4:19-15.16), except registration tag fees, shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the municipality within 30 days after collection or receipt and shall be placed in a special account separate from any of the other accounts of the municipality and shall be used for the following purposes only: for collecting, keeping and disposing of dogs liable to seizure under P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.) or under local dog control ordinances; for local prevention and control of rabies; for providing antirabic treatment under the direction of the local board of health for any person known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies; for payment of damage to or losses of poultry and domestic animals, except dogs and cats, caused by a dog or dogs; for compliance with the requirements of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2017, c.189 (C.4:22-17.6); and for administering the provisions of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.). Any unexpended balance remaining in the special account shall be retained therein 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 the third fiscal year following, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from the special account to the general funds of the municipality any amount then in the account which is in excess of the total amount paid into the special account during the last two fiscal years next preceding. The registration tag fee for each dog shall be forwarded within 30 days after collection by the clerk or other official designated to license dogs to the State Department of Health which department shall forward the sum to the State Treasurer who shall place all such moneys in a special account for use only by the State Department of Health in administering P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.) and for the prevention and control of rabies throughout the State, and such account is hereby declared to be a trust fund not subject to legislative appropriation. At the end of the third fiscal year following the adoption of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1 et seq.) and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be withdrawn from this trust fund and transferred to the general funds of the State any amount then in the trust fund which is in excess of the total amount paid into the trust fund during the last two fiscal years next preceding. L.1941, c.151, s.11; amended 1966, c.64, s.2; 1981, c.235, s.3; 2017, c.189, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.12 - Fee for dog license.

4:19-15.12 Fee for dog license.  12. a. The governing body of each municipality may, by ordinance, fix the sum to be paid annually for a dog license and each renewal thereof, as required by section 3 of this act, which sum shall be not less than $1.50 or more than $21; provided however, that the governing body may by ordinance, provide for a reduction or waiver of the sum to be paid by an owner who presents a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered. In the absence of any local ordinance, the fee for all dog licenses shall be $1.50. b. The governing body of each municipality, may, by ordinance, fix the sum to be paid for a 3-year dog license and each renewal thereof, which sum shall be not more than 3 times the sum charged for an annual license under subsection a. of this section. In the absence of such a local ordinance, the license fee for a 3-year dog license shall be $4.50. The Department of Health shall promulgate appropriate regulations concerning veterinarians' certificates for rabies inoculations of dogs for 3-year periods in connection with licenses issued under this subsection. L.1941, c.151, s.12; amended 1954, c.118; 1966, c.64, s.3; 1978, c.168; 2007, c.7; 2012, c.17, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.13 - List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds

4:19-15.13. List of licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds  The clerk or other official designated to license dogs in the municipality shall forward to the State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds licensed within thirty days after the licenses therefor are issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee and the kind of license issued. L.1941, c. 151, p. 499, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.14 - Rules and regulations for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds

4:19-15.14. Rules and regulations for kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds  The State Department of Health shall, within six months of the approval of this act and with the co-operation and assistance of the State Department of Agriculture, prepare and promulgate rules and regulations governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds, to preserve sanitation therein and prevent the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs within and from such establishments. Such rules and regulations shall be enforced by the State Department of Health and by local boards of health. L.1941, c. 151, p. 500, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.14a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.14a - Animal facilities, use of artificial turf in outdoor enclosures.

4:19-15.14a Animal facilities, use of artificial turf in outdoor enclosures.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.14) and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, the surfaces of an outdoor animal enclosure of a kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound may be constructed of artificial turf.  L.2016, c.44, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.16b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.16b - Appointment of certified animal control officer.

4:19-15.16b Appointment of certified animal control officer.  4. The governing body of a municipality shall, within three years of the effective date of P.L.1983, c.525, appoint a certified animal control officer who shall be responsible for animal control within the jurisdiction of the municipality and who shall enforce and abide by the provisions of section 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.16). The governing body shall not appoint a certified animal control officer, shall not contract for animal control services with any company that employs a certified animal control officer, and shall revoke the appointment of a certified animal control officer, who has been convicted of, or found civilly liable for, a violation of any provision of chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes or whose name is on the list or any revision thereto established and provided by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16a). The governing body shall, within 30 days after receipt thereof, review any such list or revision thereto received by the municipality and shall, within that 30-day period, take action accordingly as required pursuant to this section. The governing body may authorize the certified animal control officer to serve concurrently as a municipal humane law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection c. of section 25 or subsection e. of section 26 of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.1 or C.4:22-14.2). L.1983, c.525, s.4; amended 1997, c.247, s.3; 2000, c.17; 2003, c.67, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.9; 2017, c.331, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.17 - Seizure of dogs, going on premises for

4:19-15.17. Seizure of dogs, going on premises for  Any officer or agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this act 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. L.1941, c. 151, p. 502, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.18 - Interfering with persons performing duties under act

4:19-15.18. Interfering with persons performing duties under act  No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this act. L.1941, c. 151, p. 502, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.19 - Violations of act or rules; penalty.

4:19-15.19 Violations of act or rules; penalty.  19. Except as otherwise provided in this act, any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with sections 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, or 18 of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Health pursuant to section 14 of this act, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50 for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the Commissioner of Health, or by and in the name of the local board of health of the municipality, or by and in the name of the municipality, as the case may be, except that for the first offense in cases of violations of sections 2, 4, and 6 of this act, the penalty shall be not less than $1.00 nor more than $50, to be recovered in the same manner. L.1941, c.151, s.19; amended 1942, c.132; 1974, c.69, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 4:19-15.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Agriculture and Domestic Animals|Section 4:19-15.20 - Penalty to be paid to plaintiff; disposition.

4:19-15.20 Penalty to be paid to plaintiff; disposition.  20. Any penalty recovered in an action brought under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the Commissioner of Health, the penalty shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health the penalty shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality within which the local board has jurisdiction. L.1941, c.151, s.20; amended 2012, c.17, s.11.