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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) 
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this subsection (a).
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or altered, including feral cats that are part of an approved Trap-Neuter-Release Program.
CAT OF VACCINATION AGE
Any cat that has attained the age of four months, or weighs three pounds or more.
OWNER
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.
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Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with this article shall be subject to the following penalties:
(a) 
For the first offense: $50; and
(b) 
For second and subsequent offenses: not less than $50, nor more than $250.