[Amended 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 1558]
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 the Bergen County Animal Shelter
for disposition in accordance with the shelter's policies and procedures.
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.