Township of Abington, PA
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2023-06-08
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 58 Animals
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Article VI Stray and Feral Cats
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Bond of Treasurer
- Ch 7 Code Appeals, Board of
- Ch 8 Economic Development Committee
- Ch 10 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 12 Fire Department
- Ch 14 Fire Police Force
- Ch 19 Meetings
- Ch 24 Officers and Employees
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Planning Commission
- Ch 34 Police Department
- Ch 36 Records
- Ch 38 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 41 School Crossing Guards; Parking Enforcement Officers
- Ch 42 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 44 Social Security
- Ch 49 Vacant Property Review Board
- Ch 50 Wards
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 56 Alarm Systems
- Ch 57 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 58 Animals
- Ch 58 Art VI Stray and Feral Cats
- § 58-32 Definitions.
- § 58-33 Responsibilities of cat owners regarding stray cats.
- § 58-34 Feeding of stray or feral cats.
- § 58-35 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 63 Contractor Registration
- Ch 64 Contractor Anti-Discrimination
- Ch 65 Burning
- Ch 67 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 70 Drainage
- Ch 72 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 73 Dumpsters and Portable Storage Units
- Ch 74 Emergencies, Public
- Ch 75 Industrial Accidents
- Ch 79 Fees
- Ch 80 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 Firearms and Other Weapons
- Ch 85 Fire Prevention
- Ch 88 Food Handling Establishments
- Ch 92 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 95 Graffiti
- Ch 98 Housing Standards
- Ch 99 Human Relations
- Ch 103 Condominiums
- Ch 104 Loitering
- Ch 105 Massage Establishments
- Ch 105A Newspapers and Newsracks
- Ch 106 Noise
- Ch 108 Nuisances
- Ch 111 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 115 Parks, Playgrounds and School District Grounds
- Ch 118 Peddling, Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 121 Plumbing
- Ch 122 Water Conservation
- Ch 123 Property Sales, Construction or Alteration
- Ch 124 Property, Township
- Ch 125 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 126 Real Estate Registry: Vacant Properties
- Ch 127 Recycling
- Ch 128 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 132 Sewers and Sewage
- Ch 133 (Reserved)
- Ch 135 Smoking in Public Places
- Ch 137 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 140 Sound Equipment
- Ch 142 Stormwater Management
- Ch 143 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 146 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 149 Swimming Pools
- Ch 152 Taxation
- Ch 154 Telecommunications
- Ch 155 Traffic Control
- Ch 156 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 157 Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 158 Vehicles, Recreational
- Ch 158A Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 159 Water
- Ch 160 Towing
- Ch 162 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A167 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A168 Electric Franchise
- Ch A169 (Reserved)
- Ch A170 Telephone Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 1903]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any homeless, wild or untamed cat.
Any cat whose owner or keeper from time to time allows the
cat to run free off of the property of the owner or keeper.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of any cat
to permit such cat to run free outside the residence of its owner
or keeper unless said cat has been:
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to continue to
feed feral cats, if such feeding causes a nuisance to neighbors or
creates a condition contrary to the health, safety and welfare of
the community.
B.
Any person feeding stray or feral cats may be required
to cooperate with any humane program sponsored by the Township, or
operating under the Township's auspices, that traps stray and feral
cats for the purpose of spaying/neutering the cats, immunizing the
cats from rabies, "tipping" the cat's left ear and then returning
the cat to its environment in the general vicinity in which it was
trapped.
Any person falling to comply with any of the
provisions of this article shall, upon summary conviction before a
District Justice, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not
more than $500, and to imprisonment for not more than 30 days for
each offense, together with the costs of prosecution.
