It appearing that cats in the Village of Interlaken have, in
some instances, been allowed to roam free on property of others and
to cause annoyance and damage to the persons and properties of others,
the Board of Trustees of the Village of Interlaken enacts the following
article to protect the health, safety and property of others from
annoyance and damage caused by cats and to establish the responsibility
and liability of cat owners arising out of the conduct of their pets.
The title of this article shall be the "Cat Control Law of the
Village of Interlaken."
As used in this article, the following words shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONTROL OFFICER
The person authorized by the Board of Trustees from time
to time, by resolution, to enforce the provisions of this article.
The Control Officer shall have all the powers of a peace officer in
the execution of the provisions of this article, including the service
of a summons, the service of an appearance ticket and the service
and execution of any other order of process, notwithstanding any provision
of the Uniform Justice Court Act.
OWNER
Any person who is an owner of a cat and any person who keeps,
feeds or harbors a cat. The owner need not be a resident of the Village
of Interlaken but, for a violation to occur, the cat must be in the
Village limits of the Village of Interlaken.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of or any person harboring
any cat to permit or allow such cat while in the Village of Interlaken
to:
A. Be vicious or to spray or to defecate in such a way as to cause annoyance
to any person other than the owner or person harboring such cat.
B. Cause damage or destruction to property or to commit a nuisance upon
the premises of a person other than the owner or person harboring
such cat.
C. Remain in the Village of Interlaken unless vaccinated currently against
feline rabies.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, General Penalty.