The City of Ocean City will host a free rabies clinic for dogs and cats 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, at 550 Asbury Avenue (adjacent to the Ocean City Fire Department).
New Jersey State Statute 4:19-15.1 and City Ordinance 87-17, Sec. 11-1 require that any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog of licensing age (7 months or older) or which possesses a set of permanent teeth shall in the month of January and annually thereafter procure a license and official metal tag for each dog owned from the Municipal Clerk’s Office.
In order to receive a dog license, the dog owner must first supply a rabies vaccination certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian indicating that the animal’s duration of immunity extends throughout at least the first 10 months of the 12-month dog licensing period for that municipality.
Dog Licenses will be available for purchase at the time of the clinic. Licenses for dogs that are spayed or neutered are $5.20; dogs not neutered or spayed are $8.20. Please bring your renewal letter with you.
For further information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 609-525-9328, Monday through Friday, 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
— News release from the City of Ocean City
