(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)