(a) 
A community cat colony may be established within the city limits of Brenham provided that the citizen wishing to establish the colony agrees to become the community cat colony caregiver and obtains a no cost permit each year from the animal control supervisor.
(b) 
Community cat colonies within the city limits of Brenham must meet the following requirements:
(1) 
No community cat colony can be established on public or private property without first obtaining written permission from the property owner; and
(2) 
No feral cats shall be brought into a community cat colony from outside the city limits of Brenham.
(Ordinance O-19-008, sec. 3, adopted 2/21/19)
(a) 
The community cat colony caregiver is responsible for ensuring that every cat within the community cat colony participates in the city’s trap, neuter, and return program and meets each of the following requirements:
(1) 
Sterilization by a licensed veterinarian resulting in a tipped ear for recognition purposes; and
(2) 
Vaccination by a licensed veterinarian against communicable diseases, particularly rabies, in accordance with best practice for feral cats.
(Ordinance O-19-008, sec. 3, adopted 2/21/19)
(a) 
The community cat colony caregiver must maintain accurate records of the community cat colonies trap, neuter, and return program. The records must include:
(1) 
The location and size of each community cat colony;
(2) 
The date and veterinary clinic location for each feral cat’s spay/neuter; and
(3) 
The date of rabies vaccination for each feral cat.
(b) 
The animal control authority may request copies of the records at any time. Failure to provide the records may result in revocation of the community cat colony caregiver’s permit to operate a community cat colony.
(Ordinance O-19-008, sec. 3, adopted 2/21/19)
(a) 
Any community cat impounded by animal control shall be identified by its left ear tip and released to the appropriate community cat colony unless one (1) of the following exceptions is made:
(1) 
The animal control authority has determined the community cat requires immediate veterinary care. If the community cat is to receive care and be released, the community cat colony caregiver is responsible for paying all accrued medical expenses prior to the community cat being released.
(2) 
The community cat has bitten any human and the cat is required to be immediately quarantined for rabies observation. If the community cat is to be released, the community cat colony caregiver is responsible for paying all quarantine expenses prior to the community cat being released.
(b) 
If a community cat colony is the source for a substantial number of nuisance complaints from multiple sources, the community cat colony must be relocated, or the cats claimed by owners and re-homed. A substantial number of nuisance complaints means three (3) or more complaints within the past twelve (12) months. Multiple sources mean that there are two (2) or more reporting parties that do not reside at the same address.
(c) 
The city reserves the right to immediately seize and remove any and all community cats from a community cat colony if:
(1) 
A community cat colony violates and section contained in this article;
(2) 
The community cat colony poses a risk to public health or safety due to a suspected exposure to the rabies virus or any other zoonotic or epizootic diseases;
(3) 
A community cat colony is declared a nuisance under subsection 5-103(b) and the cats are not relocated or rehomed; or
(4) 
If the animal control supervisor, in his or her sole discretion, determines it is in the best interest of the city to remove the cats.
(Ordinance O-19-008, sec. 3, adopted 2/21/19)