[Adopted 10-15-2020 by BOH Ord. No. 2020-1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The authorized Animal Control Officer designated by the Borough.
Any member of the domestic feline species; male, female or
altered.
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Any room or group of rooms, cage, or exhibition pen, not
part of a kennel, wherein cats for sale are kept or displayed.
The Borough Clerk's Office of the Borough of Maywood
or any designated representative thereof charged with administering
the issuance and/or revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions
of this article.
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, includes 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.
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
No person shall own, keep or harbor any cat within the Borough
except in compliance with the provisions of this article.
A.
Vaccination and license requirements. No person shall own, keep,
harbor or maintain any cat over seven months of age within the Borough
of Maywood, unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions
of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery or those held
by a state or federal licensed research facility or to a veterinary
establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical,
surgical or other treatments or to licensed animal shelters, pounds,
kennels or pet shops.
B.
Vaccination. All cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with the latest Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines and Recommendations for Immunization published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, except as provided for in Subsection D.
C.
Vaccination certificate. A certificate of vaccination shall be issued
to the owner of each animal vaccinated on a form recommended by the
state.
D.
Exemptions. Any cat may be exempted from the requirements of such
vaccination for a specified period of time by the Borough Clerk, upon
presentation of a veterinarian's certificate stating that because
of an infirmity or other physical condition or regimen of therapy,
the inoculation of such cat shall be deemed inadvisable.
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing
age in the Borough shall, in the month of January in each year, apply
for and procure from the Borough Clerk a license with license number
for each such cat so owned, kept or harbored. Licenses are not transferable.
A.
Newly acquired cats and cats attaining licensing age. The owner of
any newly acquired cat of licensing age or of any cat which attains
licensing age shall apply for a license for such cat within 10 days
after such acquisition or age attainment. This requirement will not
apply to a nonresident keeping a cat within the Borough for no longer
than 90 days.
B.
Cats brought into Borough.
(1)
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Borough
any cat licensed in another state for the current year and shall keep
the same or permit the same to be kept within the Borough for a period
of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license for each
such cat.
(2)
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Borough
any unlicensed cat and shall keep the same or permit the same to be
kept within the Borough for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately
apply for a license for each such cat.
Only one license shall be required in any licensing year for
any cat owned in New Jersey, and such license issued by any other
municipality of this state shall be accepted by the Borough as evidence
of compliance with this article.
A.
The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings
of the cat for which the license and registration are sought and whether
it is of a long-haired or short-haired variety; also the name, street
and post-office address of the owner and the person who shall keep
or harbor such cat.
B.
The information on said application and the registration number issued
for the cat shall be preserved for a period of three years by the
Borough Clerk.
C.
Registration numbers shall be issued in the order of the applications.
No Municipal Clerk or other official designated by the governing body of any municipality to license cats therein shall grant any such license for any cat unless the owner thereof provides evidence that the cat to be licensed and registered has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Human Services or has been certified exempt as provided by § 161-38 of this article. The rabies inoculation shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same.
A.
The person applying for the license shall pay to the Borough Clerk a fee as set forth in § 330-20, Fees, for the licensing of each cat. Each license shall be renewed annually, and for each annual renewal, the fee for the license shall be the same as for the original license. Said licenses and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of January in each year.
B.
In addition to the fee charged under Subsection A above, any person applying for such license shall pay a fee as set forth in § 330-20, Fees, for any cat of reproductive age which has not had its reproductive capacity permanently altered through sterilization. Proof of sterilization shall be presented in accordance with law and the rules and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Health.
License forms shall be furnished by the Borough Clerk and shall
be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name
of the Borough.
Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person owning, keeping,
maintaining or harboring a cat, upon the request of any health official,
police officer, animal control officer, or other authorized person.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized
or empowered to perform any duty under this article.
Opportunity will be given from time to time to every resident
of the Borough of Maywood, New Jersey, owning or in possession of
a cat or cats, to have said cat or cats inoculated with antirabic
vaccine, one-injection method, as often as the Borough shall designate.
The certificate of vaccination shall be presented to the Borough Clerk
for registration immediately after vaccination. Inoculations provided
by the Borough, free of charge, shall be made by such person or persons
as the Borough shall designate. The Borough will not pay for inoculations
made by veterinarians other than those designated by the Borough.
All other ordinances of the Borough which are in conflict with
this article are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
If any part of this article shall be invalid, such parts shall
be deemed severable and the invalidity thereof shall not affect the
remaining part of this article.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, any person who
violates or fails or refuses to comply with this article shall be
liable to a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each
offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the Borough.
