As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ALTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction, as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
Any person or agency designated or certified by the State
of New Jersey to enforce the provisions of this article.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or
altered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of six months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of the Borough of Allendale or any
designated representative thereof charged with administering the issuance
and/or revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of
this article.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, includes every
person having a right of property (or custody) in such cat and every
person who has such 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.
No person shall hinder, molest or interfere
with anyone authorized and empowered to perform any duty under this
article.
License fees and other moneys collected or received
under the provisions of this article shall be forwarded to the Borough
Treasurer and shall be placed in the general treasury of the Borough.
Any cat showing a change in disposition or an
illness suggesting that it might be rabies, or any cat that bites
another animal or human, may be required by the Health Officer, Animal
Control Officer or designated agent to be quarantined for a period
of 10 days. Owners or those harboring cats evidencing a change in
disposition or an illness suggesting that it may be rabies may be
required to have such animal examined by an approved veterinarian.
Any cost incurred in quarantining such animal or veterinary service
examination shall be paid for by the owner or harborer of such cat
or cats.
The Chief of Police of the Borough shall annually
cause a canvass of all cats owned, kept or harbored within the limits
of the Borough and shall report on or before May 31 of each year to
the Borough Clerk, to the Borough Board of Health and to the State
Department of Health (if required by law) the result thereof, setting
forth the names and addresses of persons owning, keeping or harboring
such cats and the number of licensed cats owned, kept or harbored
by each of said persons, together with the license numbers of each
of said cats, and also setting forth the names and addresses of persons
owning, keeping or harboring unlicensed cats and the number of unlicensed
cats owned, kept or harbored by each said person, together with a
complete description of each unlicensed cat.
[Amended 6-27-1991]
Except as otherwise provided for in this article,
any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with this
article shall be liable to a penalty of no more than $25 for each
offense.
The initial license shall be a half-year license
covering the period July 1, 1991, to December 31, 1991. The Borough
Clerk is hereby authorized to issue licenses free of charge for all
applications made prior to July 1, 1991. Licenses issued after July
1, 1991, shall be at 1/2 the annual fee. A late fee of $5 shall apply
after July 31, 1991.
[Added 6-3-1999]
No more than five cats shall be sheltered or
kept on any property having a single- or two-family dwelling. This
limitation shall not apply to properly licensed pet shops, kennels,
shelters and pounds.