Who needs a municipal pet shop or kennel license in New Jersey?
Issued by Your municipality’s clerk, with an inspection by the local health department (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Selling pets needs the pet shop license and boarding needs the kennel license, each after a satisfactory local health inspection and neither transferable. Grooming alone needs no animal license. A pet shop reports its dog and cat sales to the municipality by May 1 each year.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your municipality’s clerk, with an inspection by the local health department (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8).
Sources and dates
Department of Health guidelines for municipal licensure of animal facilities; N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8 and following. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. Selling pets needs the pet shop license and boarding needs the kennel license, each after a satisfactory local health inspection and neither transferable.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Your municipality’s clerk, with an inspection by the local health department (N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a municipal pet shop or kennel license in New Jersey?
