As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMAL
For the purpose of this article, a dog or cat.
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Any person or agency designated or certified by the State
of New Jersey to enforce the provisions of this article.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or
altered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
CATTERY
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen wherein
cats for sale are kept or displayed.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of Jefferson Township or any designated
representative thereof charged with administering the issuance and/or
revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of this article.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, the term shall
include every person having a right of property (or custody) in such
cat and every person who has such cat in his/her keeping or who harbors
or maintains a cat or knowingly permits a cat to remain on or about
any premises occupied by that person.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
[Added 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04; amended 6-14-2006 by Ord. No.
16-06]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty
of a maximum fine of $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days
or a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any
combination thereof.