As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMAL
For the purposes of this article, and this article only,
a dog or cat.
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Any person or agency designated or certified by the State
of New Jersey and/or the City of Brigantine to enforce the provisions
of this article.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, including male,
female or altered members of said species.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth, whichever occurs first.
CATTERY
Any room or group of rooms, cage or group of cages or exhibition
pen or group of exhibition pens, which are not part of a kennel, wherein
cats for sale are kept and/or displayed.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of the City of Brigantine or any
designated representative thereof charged with administering the issuance
and/or revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of
this article.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
Applies to every person having a right of property in a cat
and/or every person who has a cat in his or her keeping, and/or any
person 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, proprietorship,
organization or institution commonly recognized by law as a legal
entity.
[Added 5-19-1999 by Ord. No. 5-1999]
No person who is the owner of or otherwise has
custody and control of any cat or cats within the City of Brigantine
will allow the same to become a nuisance. For the purposes of this
section, a cat shall be considered a nuisance when engaged in any
of the following activities: on more than one occasion within a thirty-day
period trespasses onto the property owned by another after the owner
or person with custody or control of said cat has been advised that
the cat is not welcome or permitted on said property; chews, bites,
digs or otherwise effects any flowers, vegetable garden or other garden
areas of a property owned by an individual other than the owner or
person in custody or control of said cat; defecates or urinates on
more than one occasion within a thirty-day period on property other
than the property owned by the owner or person with custody or control
over said cat after the owner or person with custody or control of
said cat has been advised that the cat is not welcome or permitted
on said property.
Except as otherwise provided in this article,
any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with this
article shall be liable for a penalty of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment
for no more than 90 days, or both, in the discretion of any Judge
hearing a complaint brought pursuant to this article.