Cherry Hill, NJ Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- At 7 months of age
- Annual fee
- $22.20 neutered / $25.20 unneutered
- License expires
- Every July 31
- Impound hold
- 7 days, $4/day fee
- First-offense penalty
- $25 (control) / $25-50 (licensing)
Summary
Cherry Hill Township Code § 8-7.3 requires every cat over seven months old to be rabies-vaccinated and licensed, renewed annually by July 31, while § 8-6.2 separately bars cats from soiling or committing a nuisance on public property; stray or unlicensed cats found off their owner's premises are subject to impoundment.
No person shall own, keep, harbor, or maintain any cat over seven (7) months of age within the Township, unless the cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery, or a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical, or other treatments, or licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels, or pet shops.
Full Breakdown
Cherry Hill licenses cats the same way it licenses dogs, through two companion sections adopted by Ordinances #90-46 and #90-47 in June 1990. 3 requires that 'No person shall own, keep, harbor, or maintain any cat over seven (7) months of age within the Township, unless the cat is vaccinated and licensed,' with exemptions for cats in a licensed cattery, veterinary clinic, shelter, pound or pet shop. 3d. 20 for an unneutered cat, expiring every July 31. 00 penalty if unlicensed. 4h(2).
Violations & Fines
Section 8-6.5 penalizes a Control of Cats violation at $25.00 for a first offense and $50.00 for each subsequent offense. Section 8-7.7 separately penalizes a licensing violation at not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 per offense, recovered by and in the name of the Township.
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