As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ANIMAL
For the purpose of this article, dog or cat.
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Any person or agency designated or certified by the Township
of Eastampton to enforce the provisions of this article.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species; male, female or
altered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
CATTERY
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part
of a kennel, wherein cats for sale are kept or displayed.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The Clerk of the Township of Eastampton or any designated
representative thereof charged with administering the issuance and/or
revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of this article.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, every person
having a right of property (or custody) in such cat and every person
who has such cat in his/her keeping or who harbors or maintains a
cat or knowingly permits a cat to remain on or about any premises
occupied by that person.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with this article shall be liable to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, to be recovered by and in the name of the Township of Eastampton.