[Adopted as Secs. 7-1A through 7-7A of the
1982 Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person or agency designated or certified by the State
of New Jersey to enforce the provisions of this article.
Any member of the domestic feline species; male, female,
or neutered.
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months, or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
A structure in which cats are kept for display and sale and
held in cages, exhibition pens, or the like, which prevent the cat
from roaming outside of the display area.
The agency or department of the Borough of Stone Harbor or
any designated representative thereof charged with administering the
issuance and/or revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions
of this article.
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, includes every person having a right to property (or custody) in such cat and every person who has such cat in his or 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. "Owner" shall not include any person who has registered under Article V, Feral Cats, as a caregiver in connection with the Trap, Neuter and Release Program created thereunder.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229]
Any individual, corporation, partnership, or other association
of persons.
A.
Vaccination and license requirements. No person shall own, keep, harbor, or maintain any cat of licensing age within the Borough of Stone Harbor, unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery, or those held by a state or federal licensed research facility, or a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical, or other treatments, or licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels or pet shops. The licensing requirements of this section shall not apply to the activities of any person described in § 147-14M.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229]
B.
Vaccinations. All cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with the latest "Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines and Recommendations for Immunization" published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, except as provided in Subsection D.
C.
Vaccination certificate. A certificate of vaccinations
shall be issued to the owner of each animal vaccinated on a form recommended
by the state.
D.
Exemption. Any cat may be exempted from the requirements
of such vaccination for a specified period of time by the local Board
of Health, upon presentation of a veterinarian's certificate stating
that, because of an infirmity or other physical condition, or regimen
of therapy, the inoculation of such cat shall be deemed inadvisable.
A.
Cats must have license number displayed. Any owner
of a cat of licensing age, kept or harbored in the Borough of Stone
Harbor, shall annually apply for and procure from the Borough Clerk
or other official designated by the governing body a written license
and official license tag for each cat, and shall place upon such cat
a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened
or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying license number
shall include, but are not limited to, break-away or elastic collars.
License tags shall not be transferable.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229]
B.
Time for applying for licenses. The owner of any newly
acquired cat of licensing age or of any cat which attains licensing
age, which is kept or harbored within the Borough of Stone Harbor,
shall make application for and obtain a license and license tag for
such cat within 10 days after the cat is acquired or the cat attains
licensing age.
C.
Cats brought into jurisdiction.
(1)
Any person who shall bring, or cause to be brought,
into the Borough of Stone Harbor any cat licensed in another state,
or another municipality of this state, for the current year, and wearing
a license tag, who shall keep the same or permit the same be kept
within the Borough of Stone Harbor for a period of more than 90 days
shall, within 10 days thereafter, apply for and obtain a license and
license tag for each such cat.
(2)
In the event any cat brought into the Borough of Stone
Harbor is unlicensed for the current year, and such cat is kept or
harbored within the Borough of Stone Harbor for a period of more than
10 days, the owner of such cat shall immediately obtain a license
from the Borough Clerk for such cat.
D.
Application; contents; preservation of information.
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings
of the cat for which the license and license tag are sought, and whether
it is of a long- or short-haired variety; also the name, street and
post office address of the owner, and the person who shall keep or
harbor such cat. The information on said application and the license
number issued for the cat shall be preserved for a period of three
years by the Clerk or other local official designated to license cats
in the municipality.
E.
License forms and tags. The written license forms
and official license tag shall be furnished by the municipality and
shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and
the name of the municipality.
F.
Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license. Neither the Borough Clerk nor other officials designated by the governing body of the Borough to license cats shall grant any such license and official license tag for any cat, unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the cat to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Human Services, or has been certified exempt as provided by § 147-13D of this article. The rabies inoculation shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian, or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same.
G.
License fees. A license shall be issued after the
payment of a fee as established from time to time by resolution of
Borough Council. Persons who fail to obtain a license as required
within the time period specified in this section will be subject to
a delinquent fee, as established from time to time by resolution of
Borough Council, when the cat is licensed.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229; 12-5-2006 by Ord. No.
1272]
H.
Fees; renewals; expiration date of license. The person
applying for the license shall pay the fee fixed or authorized. The
fee for the renewal of the license shall be same as for the initial
license, and said initial license and/or renewal license shall expire
on January 31 following the date of issuance or renewal.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229]
I.
Loss of license. If a license tag has been misplaced
or lost, the Borough Clerk may issue a duplicate license for that
particular cat at a fee of $1.
J.
Proof of licensing. Proof of licensing shall be produced
by any person owning, keeping, maintaining, or harboring a cat, upon
the request of any health official, police officer, animal control
officer or other authorized person.
K.
Interfering with persons performing duties under this
article. No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
L.
Disposition of fees collected. License fees and other
moneys collected or received under the provisions of this article
shall be forwarded to the Chief Financial Officer of the municipality,
and shall be placed in a special account, separate from any of the
other accounts of the municipality, and shall be used for the following
purposes only: collecting, keeping and disposing of cats liable to
seizure, for local prevention and control of rabies, providing anti-rabies
treatment under the direction of the local Board of Health for any
person known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies, and for
administering the provisions of this article. Any unexpected balance
remaining in such special account shall be retained until the end
of the third fiscal year and may be used for any of the purposes set
forth in this section. At the end of the said third fiscal year following
and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred
from such special account to the general funds of the municipality
any amount then in such account which is in excess of the total amount
paid into the special account during the last two fiscal years next
preceding.
[Amended 3-7-2006 by Ord. No. 1251]
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1229]
Anyone violating any provision of this article
shall be required to appear in the Municipal Court and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine for a first offense of not
less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and for a second or subsequent
offense, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 and community
service for a period not to exceed 40 hours.
