As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
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.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of the Borough of Longport 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, shall include
every person having a right of 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.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
Except as otherwise provided in this article,
any person who violates, or who fails or refuses to comply with this
article, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50 nor more
than $200, for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of
the Borough of Longport.