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(a)
No person shall own, possess, harbor or have in custody in the municipality
any dog that has attained the age of seven months, unless such dog
has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine by a duly licensed veterinarian
in a manner consistent with the method specified in N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.2a.
(b)
Proof of vaccination shall be produced by any person owning, keeping,
or maintaining or harboring a dog, upon request of the animal control
officer or other person authorized by Princeton.
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The health officer is hereby authorized and empowered to provide
free vaccination of dogs at a suitable clinic and place designated
by the health officer to be conducted by a New Jersey licensed veterinarian.
The health officer is hereby further authorized and empowered to make
and adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent or in conflict
with the terms and provisions of this chapter, as the health officer
may deem proper and necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
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(a)
CAT
CAT OF VACCINATION AGE
OWNER
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this subsection (a).
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or
altered, including feral cats that are part of an approved Trap-Neuter-Release
Program.
Any cat that has attained the age of four months, or weighs
three pounds or more.
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, shall include
every person having a right of property or custody of such a 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, owned by, maintained by or under the control
of that person, or any person providing the cat with food for a period
exceeding 10 days.
(b)
Rabies Vaccination Requirements for Cats.
(1)
Vaccination Requirement. No person shall own, keep, harbor or maintain
any cat of vaccination age within Princeton unless such cat is vaccinated
as required herein. The provisions of this section do not apply to
cats held in a cattery, or those held by state or federally licensed
research facility or a veterinary establishment where cats are received
or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical or other treatments, or
licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels or pet shops.
(2)
Vaccination. All cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed
veterinarian in accordance with the standards for same adopted by
the State of New Jersey.
(3)
Vaccination Certificate. A certificate of vaccination shall be issued
by the licensed veterinarian to the owner of each cat vaccinated,
on a form recommended by the State of New Jersey. A copy of the certificate
shall be provided to the animal control officer within 30 days after
its issuance. An official vaccination tag is recommended to be issued
by the veterinarian and should bear the year of issuance.
(4)
Newly Acquired Cats. The owner of any newly acquired cat of vaccination
age, or of any which attains vaccination age, shall have such cat
vaccinated within 10 days after such acquisition or age attainment
in the absence of proof of prior inoculation.
(c)
Proof of Vaccination of Cats. Proof of vaccination shall be produced
by any person owning, keeping, or maintaining or harboring a cat,
upon request of the animal control officer or other person authorized
by Princeton.
