The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
ANIMALS
Dogs, cats and other mammals susceptible to rabies.
DEPARTMENT
The Community Development Department of Radnor Township.
DIRECTOR
The Director of Community Development of the Township of
Radnor.
FERAL CAT
A domesticated cat that has returned to the wild, or the
offspring of such a cat.
HEALTH OFFICER
The Radnor Township Health Officer who is responsible to
oversee compliance with all local ordinances pertaining to health,
environmental and sanitation concerns, and to advise both the Township
administration and residents about national and state requirements
for these matters.
LICENSED
The animal is registered with Delaware County as having an
owner, address, and rabies vaccination.
NASPHV
The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.
OWNER
Includes any person having a right of property in any animal
and any person who keeps or harbors an animal or has it in his/her
care, or allows it to remain on or about any premises occupied by
him/her.
STRAY ANIMALS
Any animal running at large unaccompanied by the owner or
keeper with no visible means of identification.
TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR)
A nonlethal approach to feral cat population control where
feral cats are humanely trapped, sterilized and vaccinated, fitted
with a collar with the NASPHV-recommended tag attached thereto or
implanted with a microchip or other permanent marking or tag approved
by the Board of Health, and then returned to the location where they
were originally trapped.
VACCINATED
A previously unvaccinated animal which has now been vaccinated
for at least 14 days and the duration of immunity has not expired;
a previously vaccinated animal for which the duration of immunity
has not expired.
VETERINARIAN
A person qualified and authorized to practice veterinary
medicine, which is the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease
and injury in animals.