4:19-15.1 - Definitions - New Jersey Statutes

4:19-15.1  Definitions.

1.  "Certified animal control officer" means a person 18 years of age or older who has satisfactorily completed the course of study approved by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and the Police Training Commission as prescribed by paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.525 (C.4:19-15.16a); or who has been employed in the State of New Jersey in the capacity of, and with similar responsibilities to those required of, a certified animal control officer pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.525 for a period of three years before January 17, 1987 .

"Dog" shall mean any dog, bitch or spayed bitch.

"Dog of licensing age" shall mean any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.

"Kennel" shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop.

"Owner" when applied to the proprietorship of a dog shall include every person having a right of property in that dog and every person who has that dog in his keeping, and when applied to the proprietorship of any other animal, including, but not limited to, a cat, shall include every person having a right of property in that animal and every person who has that animal in his keeping.

"Pet shop" shall mean any place of business which is not part of a kennel, wherein animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters or gerbils, are kept or displayed chiefly for the purpose of sale to individuals for personal appreciation and companionship rather than for business or research purposes .

"Pound" shall mean an establishment for the confinement of dogs or other animals seized either under the provisions of this act or otherwise.

"Shelter" shall mean any establishment where dogs or other animals are received, housed and distributed.

L.1941,c.151,s.1;  amended 1978, c.82; 1983, c.525, s.1; 1997, c.247, s.1.