No person shall keep, harbor, or maintain more than eight cats
of licensing age at any one time in any residence or upon its grounds,
or in any business establishment or on its grounds. On the effective
date of this article, any owner of a lawfully licensed cat or cats
in excess of eight may continue to keep, care for, own, and maintain
all said licensed cats, but may not replace any such cat in excess
of eight. This section shall be exempt to duly licensed veterinary
establishments, pet shops, animal shelters, catteries, and kennels.
No person shall abandon any cat, no matter what its age may
be, within the Township.
Any person who feeds, shelters, or otherwise cares for unlicensed stray, abandoned, or feral cats for a period of not less than 72 hours shall be deemed the owner of said cat or cats and shall be made to comply with the licensing requirements as set forth in §
145-21.
Any person who shall violate, fail, or refuse to comply with this article shall be subject to the penalty in §
1-3, General penalty, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill.