All cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian
in accordance with the recommendations for immunization published by the National
Association of State Public Health Veterinarians; provided that a cat may
be exempted from this requirement upon presentation of a veterinarian’s
certificate stating that, because of infirmity or other physical condition,
the inoculation of such cat is not medically appropriate.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a cat to permit or to allow such
cat in the Borough of Crafton to become a public nuisance. Acts of nuisance
shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
C. Digging into flower beds, lawns, sand boxes and/or gardens
or damaging of shrubbery, trees, lawns and/or personal property not belonging
to the owner or the depositing of feces or other related excrement; or
D. Not having current rabies vaccinations and current Borough
registration.
The Animal Control Officer or any Borough police officer or constable
may seize any stray cat, abandoned cat, or cat running at large within the
limits of the Borough of Crafton to the annoyance or inconvenience of the
residents or pedestrians or operators of motor vehicles. Such cats are to
be taken and impounded in a place provided for that purpose. If the owner
be known or can be ascertained from a registration, the Borough shall notify
that owner to reclaim said cat within a period of 48 hours after receiving
notice to do so. If the owner is not known or cannot be ascertained or if
the cat is not claimed within said forty-eight-hour period, said cat shall
be dispensed of by sale, or by giving it to a humane society or association
for the prevention of cruelty to animals or be disposed of in a humane manner.
The owner of the cat so detained shall pay a penalty of $40 to the Borough
for the seizure and detention and all of the costs or expenses incurred by
reason of its detention by the Borough before the cat is returned.