As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDON
Forsake a cat entirely or neglect to provide appropriate
care and support for a cat.
ANIMAL
Any live vertebrate creature including mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians and fish, but not humans.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
Any person employed or appointed by the Borough who is authorized
and certified to investigate violations of laws and regulations concerning
animals and to issue citations in accordance with New Jersey law and
this article.
ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION
An individual or group of individuals who, with or without
salary or compensation, house, provide necessary medical care for
and feed homeless or unlicensed animals in a home or facility, with
the intent of placing the animals in a permanent home as soon as one
becomes available.
AT-LARGE
When an animal is off the property of its owner and has entered
the property of another person without that owner's authorization,
or has entered onto public property, street or right-of-way, unless
restrained by its owner, or a caretaker, with a leash of no less than
six feet in length, or other physical control device, such that the
animal is under the physical control of the owner or caretaker. Nothing
in this definition is intended to prevent dogs from being on training
leashes or retractable leashes or engaging in other appropriate activities
under adequate, responsible adult supervision where care is taken
to assure control as needed to prevent violations of this article.
CAREGIVER
Any person who provides food, water or shelter to or otherwise
cares for a cat and who has been trained and registered as an approved
caregiver. Any person who, in accordance with a community cat management/TNR
program will work to trap, sterilize, vaccinate for rabies, ear-tip
then return free-roaming cats or feral cats to the area in which they
were trapped. A caregiver shall not be considered an owner of a community
cat. A caregiver shall not possess, keep or harbor a community cat.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat, which is not a community cat, reaching the age of
seven months or, if age cannot be determined, a cat which possesses
a set of permanent adult teeth.
COMMUNITY CAT
Any free-roaming cat, which may or may not be feral, with
a caretaker known or unknown. Community cats shall be distinguished
from other cats through their ear-tip and sterilization. These cats
are exempt from licensing, stray and at-large provisions of this article.
COMMUNITY CAT COLONY
A single community cat or group of community cats that congregate
together outside as a unit. Any nonferal cat(s) that congregate with
a colony shall be deemed part of it.
EAR TIPPING
The straight-line cutting of the tip of one ear of a cat,
while the cat is anesthetized for spaying or neutering.
NUISANCE
Distributing the peace by habitually or continually howling,
crying or screaming, or the habitual and significant destruction,
desecration or soiling of property against the wishes of the owner
of the property.
OWNER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association,
trust, estate or any other legal entity.
PROPER SHELTER
A structure that:
A.
Is sufficiently ventilated and insulated to protect an animal
from weather and provide refuge from precipitation, wind, extreme
temperature and/or direct sunlight;
B.
Is fully enclosed with walls on three sides, with a fourth wall
having an entranceway large enough to allow the animal to enter and
exit comfortably, but not so large as to allow all heat to escape
in cold temperatures;
C.
Has a solid, waterproof roof;
D.
Has a solid floor that does not sag under the animal's
weight;
E.
Has a door or flap covering the entranceway during temperatures
of 40° F. or below;
F.
Is positioned at a sufficient elevation to prevent water from
running into the structure;
G.
Is small enough to retain the animal's body heat in cold
weather and large enough for the animal to stand, turn around and
lay down in comfortably;
H.
Is sturdy, structurally sound and in good repair;
I.
If it contains bedding, such bedding shall be clean and dry;
and
J.
Is surrounded by an area of at least five feet that is clear
of debris, feces and urine.
TNR
Trap, neuter and return.
TNR/TNVR PROGRAM
The Borough's program as set forth in this section pursuant
to which community and stray cats are trapped, neutered or spayed,
vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped and returned to the location
where they congregate.
TNVR
Trap, neuter, vaccinate (rabies) and return.