[Amended 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 1558; 5-16-2023 by Ord. No. 1909]
A. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall
annually apply for and procure from the Borough a license and official
registration tag with license number, or a registration sleeve, for
each cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon such cat
a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened
or displayed. Acceptable methods of displaying license numbers shall
include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars. License
tags or sleeves are not transferable. In lieu of the use of a collar
or other device as aforementioned, the license number and other pertinent
information shall be tattooed in the cat's ear at the expense
of the owner, keeper or harborer of such cat. Any cat not displaying
a current license number shall be considered a stray cat and shall
be subject to being taken into custody by the Borough or its agents
and impounded at an animal shelter for disposition in accordance with
the shelter's policies and procedures.
[Amended 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1920]
B. Any person that shall fail to comply with the licensing provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine as follows:
$100 for a first offense; $300 for a second offense; and $500 for
each subsequent offense thereafter.
The person applying for a license shall complete
an application form provided by the Borough and shall submit it along
with proof that the cat has been vaccinated for rabies, said proof
to be in a form to be determined by the individual charged with enforcing
this article, and said application shall be further accompanied by
the license fee as described below.
[Amended 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 1573; 3-17-2020 by Ord. No. 1813; 5-17-2022 by Ord. No. 1873]
A license shall be issued after the payment
of the following fees:
A. For each neutered or spayed cat: $11.
B. For each unneutered or unspayed cat: $14.
C. A flat fee of $6 for a maximum of four cats and $11 per cat for each
cat in excess of four, whether or not neutered or spayed, which are
owned, kept or harbored by a senior citizen which is herein defined
to be a person 62 years of age or older.
D. Persons who fail to obtain a license on or before the last day of
March shall pay a late payment fee of $10.
Any person who hinders, molests or interferes
with anyone authorized and empowered to enforce this article from
performing any duty under this article shall be considered in violation
of the section.