Dog Licenses
Dear Spring Lake Heights Borough,
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all available dog licensing and registration data for dogs within your jurisdiction (all dogs actively registered for 2018 and any for 2019 up to and including 1/24/19), I am not seeking historical records)
Please include all available segregable data, including but not limited to:
• the breed of the dog
• the color of the dog
• the dog's date of birth
• the dog's name
• the owner's name
• the owner's address and applicable zip code
• any other available notes (rabies vaccine status, spay/neuter status, license #)
I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available. If your pet licensing is all in one database (cats, dogs) I am happy to receive it all.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Anonymous08750B
Dear Anonymous08750B
In reply to your Open Public Records Request dated January 25, 2019 for
the following:
Any and all available dog licensing and registration data for dogs within
your jurisdiction (all dogs actively registered for 2018 and any for 2019
up to and including 1/24/19), I am not seeking historical records)
Please include all available segregable data, including but not limited
to:
• the breed of the dog
• the color of the dog
• the dog's date of birth
• the dog's name
• the owner's name
• the owner's address and applicable zip code
• any other available notes (rabies vaccine status, spay/neuter status,
license #)
Attached you will find a report that includes 3 of the 7 requested items,
they are; dog's name, owner's name, and owner's address and zip code. The
program used for issuing licenses in Spring Lake Heights does not allow
for generating a report in the exact details you requested. The report
starts with dogs registered in 2018 followed by any dog that has been
issued a 2019 license.
Please be advised that N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 provides that a person who is
denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at
the option of the requestor, may institute a proceeding to challenge the
custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be
heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has
been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and
expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or in lieu
of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the
Government Records Council established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-7.
The right to institute any proceeding shall be solely that of the
requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited
manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial
of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been
improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be
allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to a
reasonable attorney's fee.
Very truly yours,
Janine Gillis
Borough Clerk
Janine Gillis, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Certified Municipal Registrar
Borough of Spring Lake Heights
555 Brighton Avenue
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey 07762
732.449.3500 phone
732.449.3535 fax
Dear Gillis, Janine,
Thank you and this completes the request.
Yours sincerely,
Anonymous08750B