As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMUNITY CAT
Any free roaming feral cat that may be cared for by one or
more residents of the immediate areas and which has no discernible
from of ownership identification.
COMMUNITY CAT CAREGIVER
A person who may provide care including food, water, shelter
or medical care to a community cat. A community cat caregiver shall
be considered to be the owner, custodian, harborer, controller or
keeper of a community cat.
DOMESTICATED CAT
A cat that is socialized to humans and is appropriate as
a companion for humans.
EAR TIPPING
The removal of the 1/4 inch tip of a community cat's
left ear, performed while the cat is under anesthesia by a licensed
veterinarian and designed to be an indication that the community cat
has been sterilized and vaccinated for rabies.
FERAL CAT
A cat that:
A.
Is born in the wild or is the offspring of an owned or feral
cat and is not socialized; or
B.
Is a formerly owned cat that has been abandoned and is no longer
socialized
C.
Any non-feral cat that congregates with a colony shall be deemed
to be a part of the colony.
NUISANCE
Disturbing of 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.
TNR
Trap, neuter, return.
TNR PROGRAM
A program pursuant to which feral and stray cats are trapped,
neutered or spayed, vaccinated against rabies and returned to the
location where they congregate.
The owner of an unneutered domesticated cat shall not permit
the cat to roam off the owner's property unsupervised.
The Township through its enforcement agencies or Animal Control
shall have the following rights:
A. The right to seize or remove cats from a colony that have not been
vaccinated against rabies and which are demonstrating signs of disease.
B. The light to seize/remove a cat from a colony that is creating a
nuisance as defined above and the caregiver has been given 15 days
to remove and relocate the cat and has failed to do so.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the
following:
C. Each subsequent offense: $500.