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Editor’s Note: Former § 14-81, Licensing of cats,
which derived from Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998, as amended;
§ 14-82, Vaccination, which derived from Ord. No. 635, §
I, 9-15-1998; § 14-83, Certificate and tag, which derived from
Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998; and § 14-84, Penalties, which
derived from Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998, were repealed 12-18-2019
by Ord. No. 969.
[Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing any cat
to permit the same to run at large. For the purpose of this paragraph,
"running at large" shall be defined to be the presence of a cat at
any place except upon the premises of the owner.
(b)
A cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it is on
a leash and under control of a person physically able to control it.
[Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998]
(a)
Whenever any police officer or other person designated by the Chief
of Police shall find any cat running at large as defined in this article,
he or she shall, if possible, pick up and impound such animal in such
place as the Chief of Police may direct.
(b)
Whenever any impounded cat shall bear an identification mark such
as a collar or license tag or has had a microchip implanted, the owner
shall be notified forthwith. The cat shall be returned to the owner
immediately, unless such cat is suspected of having rabies, in which
case the impounded cat shall be held for a period of seven days. At
the end of seven days the impounded cat shall be disposed of unless
the owner thereof shall reclaim such cat and pay at the police department,
or other place as designated by the police chief, the reasonable cost
of keeping such cat and an impounding fee as adopted by Village Board
resolution. The destruction of any impounded cat by any police officer
or any person designated by the Chief of Police under the provisions
of this article shall be by means of a manner prescribed by the county
humane society.
[Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998]
The keeping of an unlimited number of cats in the Village for
a considerable period of time detracts from and, in many instances,
is detrimental to the healthful and comfortable life for which such
areas were created. The keeping of an unlimited number of cats is,
therefore, declared to be a public nuisance.
[Ord. No. 635, § I, 9-15-1998]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep more than
three cats within the Village, with the exception that a litter of
kittens, or a portion of a litter may be kept for a period of time
not exceeding five months from birth.
(b)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any establishment
wherein cats are kept for breeding, sale, or boarding.
