{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-15.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 4:19-15.2","heading":"Dog licensing, tag; exemptions.","body":"2.\tAny person who shall own, keep or harbor 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 this act (C. 4:19-15.12b), apply for and procure from the clerk of the municipality or other  official designated by the governing body thereof to license dogs in the  municipality in which he resides, a license and official metal registration tag  for each such dog so owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon each such  dog a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.  A person or group temporarily caring for a dog placed in a foster home as part of a formalized training to be a guide dog or service dog shall be exempt from applying for and procuring a license and registration tag for the dog while the dog remains in the foster home for such training.\nFor 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).\nL.1941, c.151, s.2; amended 1981, c.235, s.1; 1982, c.203, s.1; 2015, c.163, s.1.","path":["TITLE 4 AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"490a3d2d318e368cf40a0d775854543fa13cb90beb53a05ec563391bb62adebd","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-15.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19-15.2a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}