[Adopted 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-8]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
For the purpose of this article, dog or cat.
Any person or agency designated or certified by the Township
of Eastampton to enforce the provisions of this article.
Any member of the domestic feline species; male, female or
altered.
Any cat which has attained the age of seven months or which
possesses a set of permanent teeth.
Any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition pen, not part
of a kennel, wherein cats for sale are kept or displayed.
The Clerk of the Township of Eastampton or any designated
representative thereof charged with administering the issuance and/or
revocation of permits and licenses under the provisions of this article.
Rendered permanently incapable of reproduction as certified
by a licensed veterinarian.
When applied to the proprietorship of a cat, 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.
Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization or
institution commonly recognized by law as a unit.
A.
Vaccination and license requirements. No person shall own, keep,
harbor or maintain any cat over seven months of age within Eastampton
Township unless such cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions
of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery or those held
by a state or federal licensed research facility or a veterinary establishment
where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical
or other treatments or licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels or
pet shops.
B.
Vaccination. All cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with the latest Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines and Recommendations for Immunization, published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, except as provided for in Subsection D.
C.
Vaccination certificate. A certificate of vaccination shall be issued
to the owner of each animal vaccinated, on a form recommended by the
state.
D.
Exemptions. Any cat may be exempted from the requirements of such
vaccination for a specified period of time by the Eastampton Clerk
upon presentation of a veterinarian's certificate stating that, because
of an infirmity or other physical condition or regimen of therapy,
the inoculation of such cat shall be deemed inadvisable.
A.
Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own,
keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and
procure from the licensing authority 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 thereto. Acceptable
methods of displaying the license number shall include, but are not
limited to, breakaway or elastic collars, ear tags or tattoos located
on the ear. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.
B.
Time for applying for license. The owner of any newly acquired cat
of licensing age or of any cat which attains licensing age shall make
application for a license tag or sleeve for such cat within 10 days
after such acquisition or age attainment. This requirement will not
apply to a nonresident keeping a cat within Eastampton Township for
no longer than 90 days.
C.
Cats brought into jurisdiction.
(1)
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into Eastampton
Township any cat licensed in another state for the current year and
bearing a registration tag or sleeve and shall keep the same or permit
the same to be kept within the Township of Eastampton for a period
of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration
tag or sleeve for each such cat.
(2)
Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township
of Eastampton any unlicensed cat and shall keep the same or permit
the same to be kept within the Township for a period of more than
10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag
or sleeve for each such cat.
D.
Application; contents; preservation of information. The application
shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the cat for
which a license and registration are sought and whether it is of a
long-haired or short-haired variety; the name, street and post office
address of the owner; and the person who shall keep or harbor such
cat. The information on said application and the registration number
issued for the cat shall be preserved for a period of three years
by the local official designated to license cats in the municipality.
E.
License forms and tags. License forms and official tags or sleeves
shall be furnished by the municipality and shall be numbered serially
and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the municipality.
F.
Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license. The Health Officer (or designee) shall not grant any such license and official registration tag or sleeve for any cat unless the owner has registered the cat and the cat has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Human Services or has been certified exempt as provided by § 145-27D of this article. The rabies inoculation shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same.
G.
Fees, renewals, and expiration date of license; licenses from another
municipality.
(1)
Fees for cat licensing shall be as follows:
(b)
For each annual renewal, the fee for the license and registration
tag shall be the same as for the original license and tag. Said licenses,
registration tags and renewals thereof shall expire on January 31
in each year.
(c)
A late fee of $2 per month shall be charged for a license application
made after the first business day in March.
(d)
A charge of $1 for the issuance of a replacement license tag
in the event the originally issued tag is lost.
(2)
Licenses from another municipality shall be accepted. The person
applying for the license and registration tag and/or sleeve shall
pay the fee fixed or authorized. The fee for the renewal of a license
and registration tag or sleeve shall be the same as for the original,
and said license, registration tag or sleeve and renewal thereof shall
expire on April 30, in the following year.
(3)
Only one license and registration tag or sleeve shall be required
in the licensing year for any cat in the Township of Eastampton. Any
valid New Jersey license tag or sleeve issued by a New Jersey municipality
shall be accepted by this municipality as evidence of compliance.
H.
Proof of licensing. Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person
owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring a cat upon the request of
any health official, police officer, animal control officer or other
authorized person.
I.
Interfering with persons performing duties under this article. No
person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized or
empowered to perform any duty under this article.
J.
Disposition of fees collected. License fees and other money collected
or received under the provisions of this article shall be forwarded
to the Director of Finance and/or his/her designee of the municipality
and shall be deposited according to statute in the general fund of
the Township.
[Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-16]
