As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CAT
Includes all cats over the age of six (6) months.
DWELLING UNIT
A house, apartment, store or other building whether or not
used or designated for use as a dwelling.
FAMILY GROUP
The immediate family group occupying one (1) dwelling unit.
When any cat so seized has been detained for seven (7) days after notice, which notice can be given as set forth in §
93-26, or has been detained for seven (7) days after seizure, when notice has not been and cannot be given as set forth in §
93-26, and if the owner or person keeping or harboring said cat has not claimed said cat and paid all expenses incurred by reason of its seizure and detention, including maintenance at prevailing rates charged per day, and if said cat is unlicensed at the time of the seizure and the owner or person keeping or harboring said cat has not claimed or produced a license for said cat and paid for its seizure, detention and maintenance as above set forth, the Chief of Police and/or the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and/or any similar organization and/or any person designated for that purpose, the Health Officer or Sanitarian may cause said cat to be destroyed in a humane manner, causing as little pain as possible.
A notice under this article may be served either by delivering
it to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving it at the
person's usual or last known place of abode or at the address
given on the collar or by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter
addressed to that person at his usual place of abode or to the address
given on the collar.
[Amended 8-27-1979 by Ord. No. 7-1979; 4-22-02 by Ord.
No. 5-2002]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty provided by Chapter
1, Section
1-15. Each and every day such violations continue shall be considered as a separate and specific violation of this article, and the penalties herein prescribed shall apply to such separate and specific offenses.