[Adopted 4-14-1992 (Ch. 23, Art. V, of the 1966 Code)]
A. 
Vaccination and license requirements. No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain any cat over seven months of age within the Borough of Raritan unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery or those held by a state or federal research facility or a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical or other treatments or licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels or pet shops.
B. 
Vaccination. All cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with the latest Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines and Recommendations for Immunization, published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, except as provided for in Subsection A.
C. 
Vaccination certificate. A certificate of vaccination shall be issued to the owner of each animal vaccinated on a form recommended by the state and/or approved by the Raritan Health Officer.
D. 
Exemptions. Any cat may be exempted from the requirements of such vaccination for a specified period of time by the Board of Health of the Borough of Raritan upon presentation of a veterinarian's certificate stating that, because of an infirmity or other physical condition or regimen of therapy, the inoculation of such cat shall be deemed inadvisable.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 23-36, Definitions, of the 1966 Code, which immediately preceded this section, was repealed 4-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04.
A. 
Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the licensing authority a license and official registration tag with license number for each cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon such cat a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying the license number shall include but are not limited to breakaway or elastic licensing collars. License tags are not transferable. Any cat of licensing age who does not bear an official valid registration tag shall be deemed a stray. Stray cats may be confiscated by the Borough Animal Control Warden.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original §§ 23-38B, Time for applying for license, 23-38C, Cats brought into jurisdiction, and 23-38D, Application; contents; preservation of information, of the 1966 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 4-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04.
B. 
License forms and tags. License forms and official tags shall be furnished by the licensing authority and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the municipality.
C. 
Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license. No licensing authority shall grant such license and official registration tag for any cat, unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the cat to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Human Services or has been certified exempt as provided by § 92-34D of this article. The rabies inoculation shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian permitted by law to do the same.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original §§ 23-38G, License fee schedule, and 23-38H, Fees; renewals; expiration date of license, of the 1966 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 4-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04.
D. 
Loss of license. If a license tag has been misplaced or lost, the licensing authority may issue a duplicate license registration tag for the particular cat at a fee of $5.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
E. 
Proof of license. Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring a cat, upon request of any health official, police officer, animal control officer and other authorized person.
F. 
Interfering with persons performing duties under this article. No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
G. 
Disposition of fees collected. License fees and other moneys collected or received under the provisions of this article shall be forwarded to the Treasurer of the Borough of Raritan and shall be placed in a special account separate from any other accounts of the Borough of Raritan and shall be used for the following purposes only: collecting, keeping and disposing of cats liable to seizure for local prevention and control of rabies; providing antirabies treatment under the direction of the Board of Health for any person known or suspected to have been exposed to rabies; and for administering the provisions of this article. Any unexpected balance remaining in such special account shall be retained until the end of the third fiscal year following and may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this section. At the end of said third fiscal year thereafter, there shall be transferred from such special account to the general funds of the municipality any amount paid into the special account during the last two fiscal years next preceding.
A. 
Unless otherwise provided by law, statute or ordinance, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a penalty as set forth in § 92-26, Violations and penalties, for each offense. Complaint shall be made in the Municipal Court of the Borough or before such other judicial officer having authority under the laws of the State of New Jersey. In addition, the Court shall have the power to impose other penalties provided by N.J.S.A. 26:3-77 and N.J.S.A. 26:3-78.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Separate violation. Except as otherwise provided, each and every day in which a violation of any of the provisions of this article exists shall constitute a separate violation.
C. 
Disposition of fees and penalties. All fees and penalties collected under any provision of this article established herein shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.