Brick, NJ Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- License required at
- age 7 months
- Annual fee
- $10 fixed, $13 unaltered
- 3-year license fee
- $26 fixed, $35 unaltered
- Feral colonies
- permitted under registered TNR program
- Unlicensed-cat fine
- up to $50
Summary
Brick Township requires cats over seven months old to be vaccinated and licensed annually through the Township Clerk for $10 to $35, and it separately authorizes registered feral-cat colonies to operate under Article XI's trap-neuter-return program.
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the Township Clerk of the Township of Brick a license and official registration tag with license number or a registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept or harbored... each cat shall be registered for a license upon payment of the sum of $10 in the case of a cat which has been neutered or spayed and $13 in the case of a cat which has not been neutered or spayed, which sums shall include the fee paid to the State of New Jersey.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Brick Township requires every cat older than seven months to be vaccinated against rabies and licensed through the Township Clerk, with tags renewed annually or for a three-year term. The Township also permits feral cat colonies under a formal trap-neuter-return program: colonies must be registered with a TNR Committee-approved sponsor, and caregivers must vaccinate, spay/neuter, and report on the colony's status twice a year under Brick Township Code Article XI.
Violations & Fines
Failure to license a cat draws a fine up to $50 under § 98-25. Violations of the feral cat article run up to $500 per day and up to 90 days in the Ocean County Jail under § 98-68.
Frequently Asked Questions
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