New Jersey § 4:19-15
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 4:19-15, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4:19-15.
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, 1 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. 1
N.J.S.A. § 4:19-15.12.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 4:19-15
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