[Adopted 9-9-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-03]
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings stated in this section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Any person who provides care, including food, water, shelter, and, in some cases, medical care to feral cats, and by a program approved by the Borough, to trap, neuter, vaccinate, ear-tip, and return feral cats to the location at which they were trapped.
An unowned free-roaming cat that is partially socialized or unsocialized to humans and tends to resist contact with humans.
A population of feral/unsocialized cats that live together in a specific location and use a common food source.
An eligible animal welfare organization approved by the Borough to run a TNR program in the Borough.
A nonlethal approach to feral cat population control where feral cats are humanely trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, ear-tipped, and then returned to the location where they were originally trapped.
Animal welfare organizations may request to serve as a sponsor of a TNR program within the Borough. Sponsors appointed by the Borough shall have the following responsibilities:
A.
Register each Feral Cat Colony they are managing with the Borough. Information submitted to the Borough shall include general location (neighborhood), number of cats in the Feral Cat Colony, and number of Caretakers working with the Feral Cat Colony.
B.
Record and report to the Borough, on an annual basis, the intake and disposition of each Feral Cat brought to their facility.
C.
Record and report to the Borough, on an annual basis, the total number of members and the number of sterilized members of each Feral Cat Colony within the Borough for which they have implemented a TNR program.
D.
Record and report to the Borough, on an annual basis, the number of kittens born into each Feral Cat Colony within the Borough for which they have implemented a TNR program.
E.
Address complaints regarding caretaker behavior, including remedying any improper behavior within a reasonable period.
The Borough, at its sole discretion, may revoke its approval for any Sponsor at any time by providing written notice to the Sponsor.