Sponsored by:
Assemblyman GORDON M. JOHNSON
District 37 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Permits various facilities dealing with dogs to provide municipal dog licenses, and municipal cat licenses where required, with municipal approval.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on June 14, 2010, with amendments.
An Act concerning registration of dogs and certain cats, amending P.L.1941, c.151, 1P.L.1973, c.263, and P.L.1983, c.172,1 and supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. (New section) 1[Any municipality] The municipal clerk, or other official designated by the governing body of the municipality to license dogs therein,1 may authorize in writing a licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or veterinarian 1[, or a pet grooming establishment] in any jurisdiction1 , to accept, process, and issue dog registrations and tags for any dog within the jurisdiction of the municipality. The [municipality] municipal clerk, or other official designated by the governing body of the municipality to license dogs therein,1 shall establish standards and requirements for the issuing of registrations and tags for dogs, and the collection and remittance of fees for the registrations and tags 1,1 by authorized and approved licensed kennels, pet shops, shelters, pounds, or veterinarians, 1[or pet grooming establishments,]1 including compliance with section 1 of P.L.1973, c.263 (C.4:19-15.2a), section 3 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.3), section 1 of P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19-15.3b), section 1 of P.L.1983, c.181 (C.4:19-15.3c), and section 11 of P.L.1941, c.152 (C.4:19-15.11). 1The municipal clerk, or other official designated by the governing body of the municipality to license dogs therein, may authorize the registration and licensing of cats in the same manner if the applicable municipality requires licenses for cats.1
2. (New section) a. A
licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or veterinarian, 1[or a pet grooming
establishment,]1
after receiving the approval of 1[any municipality] a municipal clerk, or
other official designated by the governing body of the municipality to license
dogs therein,1
in writing, as provided in section 1 of 1[this act] P.L. , c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)1 , may solicit,
accept, and process dog registrations and tags for any dog within the
jurisdiction of the approving municipality. Each licensed kennel, pet shop,
shelter, pound, or veterinarian 1[, or pet grooming
establishment,]1
providing this service shall forward to the appropriate municipality as soon as
possible after registering a dog, any applications, fees, and other required
paperwork. The licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or veterinarian 1[, or pet grooming
establishment,]1
may also
register cats if the approving municipality requires licenses for cats. 1No portion of
the required fees for any license, registration or tags may be retained by the
licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or veterinarian.1
b. Each 1[municipality] municipal clerk, or other official designated by the governing body of the municipality to license dogs therein,1 approving a licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or veterinarian 1[, or pet grooming establishment,]1 to provide the service authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall take the steps necessary to ensure that the dog, and where applicable, the cat, is properly registered, the proper inoculations have been performed, and the fees are properly collected and distributed, as provided pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1941, c.152 (C.4:19-15.11).
c. For the purposes of section 11 of P.L.1941, c.152, any fees collected by the 1licensed1 kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, 1or1 veterinarian 1[or pet grooming establishment]1 and forwarded to the municipality shall be considered collected pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1941, c.152 (C.4:19-15.3).
3. Section 2 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.2) is amended to read as follows:
2. 1a.1 Any person who 1[shall own, keep or harbor] owns, keeps or harbors1 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 1[this act (C.4:19-15.12b)] P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.12)1, apply for and procure 1[from the clerk of the municipality or other official , or an approved licensed veterinarian, or approved owner or operator of a kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or pet grooming establishment, or employee thereof, designated by the governing body thereof to license dogs in the municipality in which [he] the dog owner resides,]1 a license and official metal registration tag for each 1[such]1 dog 1[so]1 owned, kept or harbored, 1[and] from:
(1) the municipal clerk in the municipality where the dog owner resides, or other official designated by the governing body of that municipality to license dogs; or
(2) a licensed veterinarian, or the owner or operator of a licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound, or employee thereof, authorized and approved to provide dog licenses and registration tags by a municipal clerk or other appropriate official pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
b. The person obtaining a dog license and a registration tag pursuant to subsection a. of this section1 shall place upon each [such] dog 1licensed and registered pursuant to subsection a. of this section,1 a collar or harness with the registration tag 1obtained pursuant to subsection a. of this section1 securely fastened thereto.
(cf: P.L.1982, c.203, s.1)
4. Section 1 of P.L.1973, c.263 (C.4:19-15.2a) is amended to read as follows:
1. No municipal clerk or other official 1[, or approved licensed veterinarian, or approved owner or operator of a kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound, or pet grooming establishment, or employee thereof,]1 designated by the governing body of any municipality to license dogs therein 1, or licensed veterinarian, or owner or operator of a licensed kennel, pet shop, shelter, or pound, or employee thereof, authorized and approved by a municipal clerk or other appropriate official pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill),1 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] and Human Services, or has been certified exempt as provided by rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and Senior Services. Such vaccination shall be repeated at intervals as provided by [regulations of] 1rules and regulations of1 the State Department of Health and Senior Services 1[rules and regulations]1, and shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to [do the same] provide the required vaccination. The State Department of Health and Senior Services shall [promulgate] adopt and implement rules and regulations providing for the recognized duration of immunity, interval of inoculation, certificate of vaccination, certificate of exemption, and such other matters related to 1[this act] P.L.1973 c.263 (C.4:19-15.2a and P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)1.
(cf: P.L.1973, c.263, s.1)
5. Section 1 of P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19-15.3b) is amended to read as follows:
1. 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 1and Senior Services1 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] 4 of P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19A-3) shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer, for deposit in the "Animal Population Control Fund" created pursuant to section 1[7 of this act] 6 of P.L.1983, c.172 (C.4:19A-5)1 .
(cf: P.L.1983, c.172, s.1)
6. This act shall take effect on the 180th day following enactment.