As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
A felis libyca domestica, kept as a pet and/or for rodent
control.
OWNER
Any person owning, keeping, feeding, harboring or having
custody of a cat or who allows a cat to reside or remain in or about
premises owned or occupied by such person.
No person shall abandon any cat, regardless
of its age, within the Village of Thomaston.
Any person who is determined to have violated the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and shall be subject to punishment as prescribed in the general penalty provisions contained in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty, of this Code.