[2002 Code § 6.08.020]
As used n this Article:
Shall mean any person or agency designated or certified to
enforce this chapter.
Shall mean any cat which has attained the age of seven months,
or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Shall mean every person having guardianship of a cat, and
every person who has a cat in his/her keeping, or who harbors or maintains
a cat or knowingly permits a cat to remain on or about the premises
occupied by that person.
Shall mean the agency or department of the Borough or any
designated representative charged with administering the issuance
and/or revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of
this Article.
Shall mean rendered permanently incapable of reproduction
as certified by a licensed veterinarian.
[2002 Code § 6.08.030A]
Vaccination and Licensing Requirements. No person shall own,
keep or harbor, or maintain any cat over seven months of age within
the Borough unless the cat is vaccinated and licensed.
[2002 Code § 6.08.030B, C, D]
a.
Vaccination. All cats must be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed
veterinarian in accordance with the latest "Compendium of Animal Rabies
Vaccines and Recommendations for Immunization," published by the National
Association of State Public Health.
b.
Exemptions. Any cat may be exempted from the requirements of the
vaccination for a specified period of time by the local Board of Health,
upon presentation of a veterinarian's certificate stating that because
of an infirmity or other physical condition, or regimen or therapy,
the inoculation of the cat is inadvisable.
c.
Vaccination Certificate. A certificate of vaccination shall be issued
to the guardian of each cat vaccinated on a form recommended by the
State.
[2002 Code § 6.08.040A]
Any person who owns, keeps or harbors a cat of licensing age,
shall annually apply for and procure from the Municipal Clerk a license
and official registration tag for each cat showing license number
and date, month, day and year of issuance, for each cat owned, kept,
or harbored, and shall place upon the cat a collar with the license
securely fastened. Acceptable methods of displaying license tag include
but are not limited to elastic or break away collars. License tags
are not transferable.
[2002 Code § 6.08.040; New]
Time for Applying for License. The owner of any newly acquired
cat of licensing age or of any cat which attains licensing age, shall
apply for a license tag within 10 days after such acquisition or age
attainment. This requirement will not apply to a nonresident keeping
a cat within the Borough for any period less than 30 days.
Applications for renewal licenses shall be made before the last
day of January of each year. The license and registration tag shall
expire on January 31 of the year following the year in which it was
issued.
[2002 Code § 6.08.040C]
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color, and
markings of the cat for which license and registration are sought,
and whether it is of a long or short haired variety. The application
shall state the name and address of the guardian or person who will
keep the cat. The information on the application and the registration
number issued for the cat shall be preserved for a period of three
years by the Clerk or other official designated to license cats in
Fair Haven.
[2002 Code § 6.08.050A]
The Clerk shall not grant any license or official registration tag for any cat unless the guardian of the cat provides evidence that the cat has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Human Services or has been certified exempt as provided by subsection 5-9.2b.
[2002 Code § 6.08.050B; Ord. No.
2007-6; Ord. No. 2008-03; Ord. No. 2008-18; Ord. No. 2010-01; Ord.
No. 2010-20; amended 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-18]
(Fees restated at subsection 2-56.1, Fee Schedule.)
A license shall be issued after payment of a fee of $10 for
each spayed or neutered cat and $15 for each nonspayed or nonneutered
cat.
Persons who fail to obtain a license as required within the
time period specified in this section will be subject to a delinquent
fee of $5 per month.
[2002 Code § 6.08.050C]
License from another municipality shall be accepted. Only one
license and registration tag shall be required in the licensing year
for any cat. Any valid New Jersey tag issued by a New Jersey municipality
may be accepted by Fair Haven as proof of compliance.
[2002 Code § 6.08.050D]
Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person owning, keeping,
maintaining, or harboring a cat upon the request of any Health Official,
Police Officer, Animal Control Authority or other authorized person.
[2002 Code § 6.08.010]
a.
No person who owns, keeps, harbors or maintains any cat shall permit
or suffer it to do any damage to any person, fowl or domestic animal.
b.
No person who owns, keeps, harbors or maintains any cat shall permit
or suffer it to do any damage to or to soil or defile any lawn, shrubbery,
garden, flowers, grounds or property of any person other than the
person owning, keeping, harboring or maintaining such cat.
[2002 Code § 6.08.060]
The guardian of a cat is strictly liable to control the cat
or cats as required by this section. This means that the penalty for
violation of these regulations is imposed without regard to any wrongful
intention of the violator. It is unlawful for the guardian of a cat
or cats to violate any of the following regulations. The guardian
of a cat or cats shall prevent the cats from:
[2002 Code § 6.08.070A; Ord. No.
2008-10; New]
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5, except that violations of the license requirements set forth in this Article shall be liable to a penalty of $50 for each unlicensed cat. After once having been convicted of a violation of this chapter, subsequent violations shall require a court appearance.
[2002 Code § 6.08.070B; Ord. No.
2008-10 § II]
The Police Department or Animal Control Authority of the Borough
shall be responsible for enforcement of this Article.
[2002 Code § 6.08.050E]
No person shall hinder, molest, or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this Article. No unauthorized
person shall attempt to perform the duties of this Article.
