9 permits · verified 2026-10-08
What permits do you need to open a veterinary clinic in Camden County Nj?
In short
A veterinary clinic in Camden County Nj, NJ has 1 permit that applies to every business of this type, plus 8 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services charges $75 a year; $30 for a nonprofit for the annual report. 2 of the 9 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-08 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.
Permits particular to a veterinary clinic in Camden County Nj
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Facility (Kennel, Pet Shop) Plan Review and Inspection Feesonly if it applies to you | Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental & Consumer Health | Per the county's 2026 Plan Review Application for Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds: plan review, new establishment or new building $125.00; remodel $75.00. Per the 'Camden County Seasonal Programs Fees' schedule on the same form ('as of January 2026'), animal facility: plan review $125; plan revision $75; initial inspection $50; first re-inspection $100; second re-inspection $200; third and later re-inspections $300. Payable to the Camden County Treasurer. | plan review one-time per project; the municipal facility license expires annually on June 30 | 2026-10-08 |
| Controlled Dangerous Substances Registrationonly if it applies to you | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Drug Control Unit | $40 a year, per person per location | annual | 2026-09-03 |
| Veterinary Premises Registration — N.J.A.C. 13:44 Position (New Jersey)only if it applies to you | New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Division of Consumer Affairs | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
Local permits that apply to every type of business in Camden County Nj
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Road Opening, Access and Right-of-Way Permitonly if it applies to you | Camden County Department of Public Works, Office of Permits | Varies — formula on the Camden County Nj page | permit expires if construction is not started within 90 calendar days of issuance | 2026-10-08 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
NJ registrations that apply to every type of business
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Reportonly if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | $75 a year; $30 for a nonprofit | annual — due the last day of the entity's anniversary month | 2026-09-03 |
| General Business License — New Jersey Business Action Center Positiononly if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | No fee | set by the municipality | 2026-09-03 |
| Certificate of Incorporationonly if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | $100 one-time filing | no expiry, but an annual report is due each anniversary month | 2026-09-03 |
| Certificate of Formation (LLC)only if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | $100 one-time filing | no expiry, but an annual report is due each anniversary month | 2026-09-03 |
| Business Registration (Form NJ-REG) | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | No fee | one-time registration — no renewal | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
How much does it actually cost to permit a veterinary clinic in Camden County Nj?
There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 9 records listed for a veterinary clinic in Camden County Nj, NJ, 1 apply to every business of this type and 8 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.
2 of the 9 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 3 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:
Animal Facility (Kennel, Pet Shop) Plan Review and Inspection Fees: Per the county's 2026 Plan Review Application for Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds: plan review, new establishment or new building $125.00; remodel $75.00. Per the 'Camden County Seasonal Programs Fees' schedule on the same form ('as of January 2026'), animal facility: plan review $125; plan revision $75; initial inspection $50; first re-inspection $100; second re-inspection $200; third and later re-inspections $300. Payable to the Camden County Treasurer.
The other 1 variable fee belongs to permits that apply to every type of business here; its formula is set out on the Camden County Nj permits page and the NJ state page.
Which offices issue these permits in Camden County Nj?
Permits for a veterinary clinic in Camden County Nj, NJ come from 5 separate offices: Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental & Consumer Health, Camden County Department of Public Works, Office of Permits, New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Drug Control Unit, New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Division of Consumer Affairs. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.
- Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental & Consumer HealthIssues 1 permit on this page: Animal Facility (Kennel, Pet Shop) Plan Review and Inspection FeesDiPiero Center, 512 Lakeland Road, Blackwood, NJ 08012 · 856-374-6052www.camdencounty.com/service/health-human-services/stationary-mobile-retail-food
- Camden County Department of Public Works, Office of PermitsIssues 1 permit on this page: County Road Opening, Access and Right-of-Way Permit2311 Egg Harbor Road, Lindenwold, NJ 08021 · 856-782-3448www.camdencounty.com/service/public-works
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesIssues 5 permits on this page, including Annual Report, General Business License — New Jersey Business Action Center Position, Certificate of Incorporation33 West State Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608-1214 · (609) 292-9292www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Drug Control UnitIssues 1 permit on this page: Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration124 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor, PO Box 45045, Newark, NJ 07101 · (973) 504-6351www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/dcu
- New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Division of Consumer AffairsIssues 1 permit on this page: Veterinary Premises Registration — N.J.A.C. 13:44 Position (New Jersey)124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor, PO Box 45020, Newark, NJ 07101 · (973) 504-6500www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/vet
What does a veterinary clinic need in Camden County Nj that other businesses do not?
2 of the 3 permits particular to a veterinary clinic here apply to no other business type we cover in Camden County Nj: Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration and Veterinary Premises Registration — N.J.A.C. 13:44 Position (New Jersey).
Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration
This is the requirement most often mistaken for a premises license, and the distinction matters for the bill: it is location-bound but issued in the individual veterinarian's name, with a separate fee for each separate place of business. A three-veterinarian practice across two sites therefore needs six registrations at $40 each. It is also a prerequisite to the federal registration rather than an alternative to it. Older schedules showing $20 are superseded.
Veterinary Premises Registration — N.J.A.C. 13:44 Position (New Jersey)
Under the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners' rules, N.J.A.C. chapter 13:44 as captured on 26 May 2025, there is no premises fee: the board's complete fee rule has ten entries and every one attaches to a person, and the rules register no veterinary premises, facility, clinic, hospital, mobile unit, satellite or branch office. The chapter's facility subchapter, created in 1994 as Facility Registration, is expressly reserved. And a branch office fee did once exist and was deleted outright in 1991, so the state affirmatively removed the only premises-adjacent charge it ever had. Two provisions look like premises regulation and are not: one merely defines an animal facility for conduct rules, and another requires each veterinarian's own certificate to be displayed at an emergency facility.
Shared with other businesses in Camden County Nj
- Animal Facility (Kennel, Pet Shop) Plan Review and Inspection Fees — Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental & Consumer Health, Per the county's 2026 Plan Review Application for Kennels, Pet Shops, Shelters and Pounds: plan review, new establishment or new building $125.00; remodel $75.00. Per the 'Camden County Seasonal Programs Fees' schedule on the same form ('as of January 2026'), animal facility: plan review $125; plan revision $75; initial inspection $50; first re-inspection $100; second re-inspection $200; third and later re-inspections $300. Payable to the Camden County Treasurer., plan review one-time per project; the municipal facility license expires annually on June 30. Also required for retail stores; what it involves is set out on the retail stores page.
The other 1 local permit in the tables apply to every type of business in Camden County Nj, NJ; what each one involves is set out on the Camden County Nj permits page. The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across NJ and are covered on the NJ state page.
How does a veterinary clinic compare with other businesses in Camden County Nj?
The closest match is a retail store, which shares 1 of these permits. A veterinary clinic also needs Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration and Veterinary Premises Registration — N.J.A.C. 13:44 Position (New Jersey). A retail store needs Retail Food Establishment Plan Review (New, Change of Use or Remodel) and Retail Food Establishment Permit (Stationary), Annual, which a veterinary clinic does not.
| Business | Its own permits | Shared with a veterinary clinic | Only a veterinary clinic needs | Only it needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail stores | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Auto repair shops | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Childcare centres | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Coffee shops | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Contractors and trades | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Fitness studios | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Food trucks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Restaurants | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Salons and barbers | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Sources
Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits shared with other businesses are listed with their explanations on the retail stores page. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Camden County Nj permits page and the NJ state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.
- New Jersey Drug Control Unit — initial application for controlled dangerous substances registrationNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey Administrative Code chapter 13:44 — Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, whose complete fee schedule contains no premises fee (Internet Archive capture of the official document, 26 May 2025; the live file now returns 404)New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
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