As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Middlesex, in the County of Middlesex, State
of New Jersey.
CAT
Any animal of the feline species; male, female or neutered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproducing as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, every person
who has such cat in his/her keeping or who harbors, feeds or maintains
a cat or knowingly permits a cat to remain on or about any premises
or land occupied or owned by that person.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, organization,
association or institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
SENIOR CITIZEN
Any individual 60 years of age or older who can submit proof
of such age.
License fees and other moneys collected or received
under the provisions of this article shall be forwarded to the Treasurer
of the Borough of Middlesex and shall be placed in a special account
separate from any of the other accounts of the Borough of Middlesex
and shall be used for the following purposes only: collecting, keeping
and disposing of cats liable to seizure, for local prevention and
rabies control, providing antirabies treatment under the direction
of the Board of Health for any person known or suspected to have been
exposed to rabies and who has been approved by the Board of Health
as showing economic need of such moneys and for administering the
provisions of this article.
No person shall abandon any cat, no matter what
its age may be, within the Borough of Middlesex.
The Animal Control Officer shall be the person
or firm so designated by the Borough Council and acting as such from
time to time.
Enforcement of this article shall be performed
by the Animal Control Officer, Health Officer or his designee, Sanitarian,
Police Department or Code Engineer or his designee.