[Adopted 7-10-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
The Village Board of Trustees finds that harboring of large numbers of cats within a single household poses problems to the public health, order, comfort, safety and well-being. Accordingly, this article is enacted to prevent such concentrations of cats within a single household.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
Male or female cats, i.e., that animal known as felis domesticus.
HOUSEHOLD
A single apartment, a single-family occupancy house or single-occupancy unit within a multiple-occupancy habitation.
A. 
There shall be no more than five cats kept or possessed within any household within the corporate geographic limits of the Village of Ballston Spa.
B. 
Separate offenses. Each day on which a person keeps or possesses an unlawful number of cats shall constitute a separate offense.
A violation of this article shall be a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $25 nor less than $10. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the maximum fine provided herein for the violation for which the person is sentenced may be increased by an additional $50 if the conviction is for a second violation of § 81-17 of this article, and the maximum fine provided herein for the violation for which the person is sentenced may be increased by an additional $100 if the conviction is for a third or subsequent violation of § 81-17 of this article.