The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this
section. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the
present tense include the future, words in the plural number include
the singular, words in the singular number include the plural, and
words in the male gender include the female gender.
ABANDONED
An owner or caregiver has forsaken a domesticated cat entirely,
or has neglected or refused to provide care and support to the cat.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
Any person employed or appointed by the Borough who is authorized
to investigate violations of laws and regulations concerning animals
and to issue citations in accordance with New Jersey law and this
Code.
CAREGIVER
Any person trained by a sponsor who provides food, water
or shelter to or otherwise cares for a cat.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or
altered.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
DOMESTICATED CAT
A cat that is socialized to humans and is appropriate as
a companion for humans.
EAR MARKED
A tagged, notched or tipped left ear as performed by a licensed
veterinarian.
FERAL CAT
A cat that is completely unsocialized and is not adoptable
as a companion animal without significant rehabilitation that may
or may not be successful.
FERAL CAT COLONY
A group of cats that congregates, more or less, together
as a unit. Although not every cat in a colony may be feral, any nonferal
(free-roaming) cats that congregate with a colony shall be deemed
to be a part of it.
FREE-ROAMING CAT
A cat that is regularly off the property of the owner and
is not under the physical control and restraint of the owner.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
NUISANCE
Disturbing the peace by:
A.
Habitually or continually howling, crying or screaming; or
B.
The habitual and significant destruction, desecration or soiling
of property against the wishes of the owner of the property.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, shall include
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 on or about any
premises occupied by that person.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
RESCUE GROUP
A for-profit or not-for-profit entity or a collaboration
of individuals with at least one of its purposes being the adoption
or placement of cats in homes with humans to serve as companion animals.
SUITABLE SHELTER
Shelter that provides protection from rain, sun, and other
elements that is adequate to protect the health of the cat.
TNR
Trap, neuter and return.
TNR PROGRAM
A program pursuant to which feral and free-roaming cats are
trapped, neutered or spayed, vaccinated against rabies and returned
to the location where they congregate (if appropriate).
ZOONOTIC DISEASE
Those diseases transmittable to humans from animals, including
parasitic, bacterial, fungal and viral diseases.
It shall be the duty of all individuals to avoid taking rare,
threatened, or endangered species, or other federal trust resources
under the applicable federal and state laws, including the federal
Endangered Species Act (87 Stat. 884, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 1531
et seq.) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755, 16 U.S.C.
§§ 703 to 712) and the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame
Species Conservation Act of 1973 (N.J.S.A. 23:2A-1 et seq.).
Not later than December 31, 2015, the Borough of Sea Bright
shall study the effectiveness of the TNR program and review the continuance
of this article. If the TNR program is eliminated, the Borough's Animal
Control Officer (ACO) shall resume primary responsibility for the
management of feral cats within the Borough, including, as necessary,
the capture and transport to the County Animal Shelter for handling
in accordance with the interlocal agreement between the Borough and
the county applicable to handling such animals. The Borough will also
continue to work in partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife to control
cats in sensitive wildlife locations.