As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Any person or agency designated or certified by the State
of New Jersey 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 obtained the age of six months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of the Township of Wayne 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 the cat, includes 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 for 2 or more meals on
or about any premises occupied by that person.
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PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by the law as a unit.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
No person shall abandon his/her cat for any period of time or fail to provide his/her cat with food and water, proper shelter and protection from the elements. The cat shall be provided with veterinary care as needed. If an injured or sick cat is found and the identity of the owner is unknown, the individual who found the cat may, in his/her discretion, bring the cat to a veterinary clinic for emergency first aid care. The emergency first aid care shall be that degree of care which, in the opinion of the veterinarian, is necessary to stabilize the condition of the cat. The Township will pay for the cost of the emergency veterinary care, as provided in Chapter
75, Fees, provided said care is authorized by the Township Health Officer. If the owner is located, the bill for veterinary care will be the responsibility of the owner. If the injury is considered critical and terminal in the opinion of the attending veterinarian, and the owner is still unknown, the injured cat will be euthanized under the seven (7) day provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:23A-1.10(a).
This article shall be enforced by the Township Police Department
and/or the Animal Control Officer.