As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
Any person or agency designated certified by the State of
New Jersey to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
CAT
Any member of the domestic feline species; male, female or
altered.
CAT OF LICENSING AGE
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months, or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
CATTERY
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part
of a kennel, wherein cats for sale are kept or displayed.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
The agency or department of the Township of Plainsboro or
any designated representative thereof charged with administering the
issuance and/or revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions
of this chapter.
NEUTERED
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
OWNER
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, shall include
any 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 encourages 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.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
the maximum penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 90 days, or both.