[Adopted 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 753 as Secs. 5-11 and 5-12 of the 1995 Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or altered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months, or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
LICENSE YEAR
A one-year period beginning on January 1 and ending December 31 of the following year.
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OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, includes every person having a right of property (or custody) in the cat, and every person who has the 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.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
REGISTRATION TAG or LICENSE TAG
Tag or sleeve.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Little Falls.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Except as provided in § 19-32, no cat owner shall keep, harbor or maintain any cat over seven months of age within the Township or knowingly permit a cat to remain on or about his/her premises, unless the cat is vaccinated and licensed. Vaccination and licensing shall be required for the following cats of licensing age:
A. 
Any cat owned, kept, maintained, or harbored within the Township, or knowingly permitted to remain on or about any premises occupied by a resident of the Township.
B. 
Any cat acquired by any person during the course of any license year and kept within the Township for more than 10 days after acquisition.
C. 
Any cat attaining licensing age during the course of the license year.
D. 
Any unlicensed cat brought into the Township by any person and kept within the Township for more than 10 days.
E. 
Any cat licensed by another state, brought into the Township by any person and kept within the Township for more than 90 days.
The owner of any cat of licensing age shall apply for and procure from the Township Clerk a license and official registration tag with license number for each cat owned, kept or harbored, and shall place upon the cat a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereon. Acceptable methods of displaying license number shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars.
[Amended 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 952]
License renewal applications for cats which are required to be licensed by the provisions of this article shall be made annually, on or before January 31. In all other cases, the application for a license shall be made within 10 days of the day upon which the cat in question first becomes subject to the provisions of this article.
The information on all applications under this article and the registration number issued to each licensed cat shall be preserved for a period of three years by the Township Clerk.
[Amended 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 952; 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1060]
The person applying for a cat license shall pay a fee as set forth in Chapter 71, Fees. The same fees shall be charted for the annual renewal of each license and registration tag.
[Amended 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1060]
In the event a license tag is misplaced or lost, the Township Clerk may issue a replacement license and license tag for that particular licensed cat at a fee set forth in Chapter 71, Fees.
Any cat may be exempted from the requirements of vaccination for a specified period of time by the local Board of Health, 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.
[Amended 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 952]
Each cat license and registration tag shall expire annually on December 31.
The Township Clerk shall not issue any cat license or registration tag, except as provided in § 19-32, unless the owner has provided evidence that the cat has received a rabies inoculation of the required type that is valid for the full license year and proof thereof and expiring after the end of the licensing year, including but not limited to a certificate of rabies vaccination for the cat to be licensed on a form recommended by the state and endorsed by the inoculating veterinarian indicating the expiration of the inoculation after the end of the license year.
License applications and forms shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the cat to be licensed, and whether it is long- or short-haired; also the name, street, telephone number and post office address of the owner, and the person who shall keep or harbor such cat.
Serially numbered license forms and tags shall be furnished by the Township, displaying the year of issuance and the name of the Township. Licenses and license tags are not transferable.
Proof of licensing shall be produced by any owner upon the request of any health official, police officer, Animal Control Officer, or other authorized person.
Only one license and registration tag shall be required during the licensing year for any cat in the Township; any valid license or license tag issued by another New Jersey municipality shall be accepted by the Township as evidence of compliance.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I.