[1988 Code § 54-15; Ord. No. 587-11]
a. 
No person shall keep or harbor any cat within the Borough of Cape May Point without first obtaining a license therefor, said license to be issued by the Municipal Clerk upon application by the owner and payment of the prescribed fee, and no person shall keep or harbor any cat in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions with this Article. Specifically exempt herefrom are cats brought into the Borough which shall remain in the Borough for a period of less than 30 days.
b. 
Licensing and Declaration and Prevention of Nuisance of and by Cats. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat shall, in the month of January of each year, shall apply for and procure from the Municipal Clerk a license and official metal registration tag for each such cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such cat a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto. The person applying for the license and registration tag shall pay a fee of $18.20 for the license for each spayed or neutered cat and an additional $3 for each cat that is not spayed or neutered, whether male or female, plus such additional fees as established by the State and forwarded to the Department of Health. For each annual renewal, the fee for license and for registration shall be the same as for the original license and registration. Said licenses, registrations and renewal thereof shall expire the last day of January in each year. No registration shall be issued for any cat whose owner or custodian fails to produce proof of a current valid rabies vaccination for said cat; except that any cat may be exempted from the vaccination requirement for a period of time specified in a veterinarian's certificate stating that the inoculation shall be inadvisable at this time because of age, infirmity or other physical or medical reasons.
c. 
All cats must display the registration tag, or registration number, issued by the Municipal Clerk of the Borough.
d. 
Anyone who owns, keeps, harbors or maintains a cat within the Borough shall exercise sufficient and proper control and care over such animal at all times so as to prevent the animal from becoming a public nuisance or otherwise violating this Article.
e. 
A cat shall be considered a public nuisance if it has no known owner or custodian or place of care and shelter or if it habitually trespasses upon or damages either private or public property or harms lawful users or occupants thereof or if it causes a definable public health hazard which is supported by medical documentation.
[1988 Code § 54-16; New]
a. 
The Code Enforcement Officer or the person or agency designated by the Governing Body of the Borough to enforce the provisions of this Article shall, upon receipt of a written complaint that a cat is a public nuisance, investigate said complaint and, if found to be legitimate, shall authorize the seizure of the cat by the issuance of a humane-type cat trap to trap said cat alive.
b. 
The person who is issued the trap must notify the enforcement officer as soon as possible after a cat is apprehended. The enforcement officer and/or the person or agency designated by the Governing Body shall keep the cat in his/her care and custody for a period of 15 days from the date of apprehension. If any cat so apprehended bears any identification of ownership, the designated officer shall, on the date of apprehension, notify the owner that the animal has been apprehended and that it may be claimed at a designated location subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[1988 Code § 54-17]
Any person who violates this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the Borough. A person who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto shall be committed by the court to the County jail for a period not exceeding 10 days in the case of a first conviction, and in the case of a conviction for a second, subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding 30 days, or shall be sentenced to perform community service for a period not exceeding 90 days.