Municipal Clerk's Office

Election Information

The Municipal Clerk serves as the Chief Election Official of the Township.  Voter Registration Ballots, Affiliation Declaration Forms (Change Your Party) and Absentee Ballots can be found in the Clerk's Office at the Municipal Building, 770 Coopertown Road; and on our website under Online Forms.  Please Note: Effective with the June 3, 2008 Primary, registered voters of the Districts 1 & 2 in Delanco Township will now vote at the Pearson School on Burlington Avenue.  The Walnut Street School will no longer be the polling location for Districts 1 & 2.  Click Here to view the Delanco Township Election Districts Map.  For more Election information please visit the New Jersey State Division of Elections website at: www.NJElections.org or call the Delanco Municipal Clerk's Office at 856-461-0561 ext 224.

Click here for Online Voter Registration

Click here for Application for Vote By Mail Ballot

Click here for Mail-In Ballot Removal Request

Vital Statistics

Copies of Birth Certificates, Death Certificates and Marriage Licenses can be obtained through the Clerk's Office Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 4:00pm, Friday from 8:30am to 12:30pm.  Marriage Licensing is done by appointment, Monday through Thursday from 9:00am to 3:30pm, and Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm; please call Erin Provenzano at 856-461-0561 ext 227 or Beverly Russell at 856-461-0561 ext 255 for more information or to schedule an appointment. PLEASE NOTE: Times may change due to COVID-19.

For information on getting Married in NJ Click Here for info and application

NJ State Registrar HOMEPAGE

For Vital Statistics Online Forms, Go to Online Forms

Dog and Cat Licenses

State Law and Local Ordinance Requires that all Dogs & Cats be licensed by January 31st.

Cost:
--$12.00 for a spayed/neutered pet
--$15.00 for non spayed/neutered pet. 

A Late Fee of $3.00 Per Month will be added after January 31st. 

Licenses are available after January 1st at the Municipal Building. Due to COVID-19 please check website for current lobby hours.

Click here for the Dog and Cat License Form. Completed forms, payment, proof of Rabies Certificate (must be valid through October 31st of the Licensing Year), and Spay/Neuter Certificate, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope may be submitted via mail or placed in the secure payment drop box at Delanco Township Municipal Building, 770 Coopertown Road, Delanco, NJ 08075. You may also submit in person during Lobby hours. 

Click here to register for the Drive-Up Rabies Clinic on November 2nd. 

N.J.A.C. 8:23A  SUBCHAPTER 4. RABIES IMMUNIZATION

Authority: N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8 and 15.14 and 15.16A; and 14:19A-11

8:23A 4.1 Requirements for Licensure

(a) Except as otherwise provided in N.J.A.C. 8:23A-4.3, no municipal clerk or other official designated to license dogs shall grant any such license and official metal registration tag for any dog unless the dog owner provides evidence that the dog to be licensed and registered has been inoculated against rabies with a vaccine having duration of immunity which extends throughout at least ten of the 12 months of the licensing period.  Dogs with a duration of immunity against rabies that expires prior to the tenth month of the licensing period shall be revaccinated prior to issuance of a license.
(b) The rabies inoculation required in (a) above shall be made by a duly licensed veterinarian.  The vaccine used must be approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered to the animal at the dosage and route of administration in accordance with the specifications of the product label and package insert.
(c) The veterinarian immunizing the animal shall issue and sign a National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Form #51, "Rabies Vaccination Certificate", indicating the date of inoculation, the duration of immunity, the name and serial number of the product used, description of the animal and the full mailing address of the owner.  Computer-generated forms containing the same information are acceptable.  The animal owner shall retain the certificate of inoculation and exhibit it to the animal licensing official of the municipality when application for license is made.

8:23A 4.2    Recognized durations of immunity

(a)  The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services recognizes the following durations of immunities for dogs and cats:
1.  Rabies vaccine approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for a three year duration of immunity:
i.  Animals three months of age or older receiving their first known immunization are recognized as having one-year duration of immunity.
ii.  Animals over three months of age, but less than six months of age, receiving the second or subsequent booster inoculation are recognized as having a one-year duration of immunity.
2.  Rabies vaccines approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for a one-year duration of immunity are recognized as having one-year duration of efficacy for immunity for all animals vaccinated at three months of age or older.

8:23A 4.3    Certification of exemption

NJ State Animal Cruelty Laws

4:22-17 Cruelty; certain acts, crime; degrees

4:22-26 Penalties for various acts constituting cruelty

Guide to Prevention of Animal Cruelty Laws 2018

Delanco Township Leash Law
According to the Delanco Township Code §123-8 Titled "Regulations of Dogs":

B. Running at large; prohibition.
No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit it to run at large upon the public streets, in any public parks or in any public place within the Township of Delanco. 

D. Leash required; streets.  No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall suffer or permit it to be upon the public streets or in any of the public places of the Township of Delanco unless such dog is accompanied by a person over the age of 12 years and is securely confined and controlled by adequate leash not more than six feet long.