[Adopted 6-19-1991 by Ord. No. 14-1991 (Ch. 60, Art. III, of the 1990 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any member of the domestic feline species, male, female or
altered.
Every person who has a cat in his/her keeping or who harbors
or maintains a cat or knowingly permits or induces 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.
No person shall own, keep, harbor, maintain,
or suffer the keeping, harboring or maintaining of a cat or cats of
more than six months of age in the Borough of North Haledon unless
a license shall have been issued by the Board of Health for each of
such cats in the manner herein provided.
A.
Cat licenses shall be issued by the Board of Health upon application therefor and payment of the cat license fee set forth in Chapter 275, Fees, for each cat to be licensed. Each license shall be accompanied by an official registration tag marked with a number corresponding with the number of the license, which shall be securely fastened upon a collar or other device and worn by the cat at all times. Acceptable methods for displaying the registration tag shall include, but not be limited to, breakaway collars, elastic collars, or leg sleeves.[1]
B.
All cats more than six months of age shall be vaccinated
against rabies by inoculation by a licensed veterinarian in the same
manner, and within the current time interval, required as a prerequisite
for licensing of dogs under N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. No license
shall be issued for any cat unless the owner or person responsible
for such cat provides evidence of such inoculation.
A.
No more than a total of four cats more than six months
of age shall be owned, kept, harbored or maintained by any person
or persons residing in the same household.
[Amended 7-16-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
B.
No person shall place food intended or suitable for
consumption by a cat in any location out of doors unless a licensed
cat or dog is regularly kept, harbored or maintained on the premises
where such food is placed, and if the person placing such food is
not the owner or licensee of the cat or dog, then only if the owner
or licensee of the same consents to such feeding. All such food shall
be removed within two hours, and in no event shall such food be allowed
to remain out of doors more than 30 minutes after sunset and before
sunrise.[1]
A.
The Animal Control Officer of the Borough of North Haledon shall take into custody and impound or cause to be taken into custody and impounded any cat off the premises of the owner or the person keeping or harboring said cat which is not wearing or displaying a current registration tag duly issued for that cat as required by § 202-24A above.
B.
If the cat so seized wears a collar or other device
having a tag or means of identification bearing the name and address
of the owner or any person, or if the owner or the person keeping
or harboring said cat is known, the Animal Control Officer shall serve
notice upon the owner of the cat, or the person keeping or harboring
said cat, within three days that the cat has been apprehended and
that it may be claimed at a designated location during the following
four days, but in no event shall the Animal Control Officer be required
to keep a cat in custody longer than seven days. Notice under this
section may be served either by delivering it to the person on whom
it is to be served or by leaving it at, or mailing it by first-class
mail to, the person's usual or last known place of abode or at the
address given on the identification tag.
C.
If the cat so seized does not have any identification,
then the Animal Control Officer shall retain the cat in custody for
a period of not less than seven days, during which time any person
may reclaim the cat, if it is owned, or may assume the responsibilities
of owner by applying for a license and registration tag and paying
the fees for the same.
D.
The person claiming a cat in the custody of the Animal
Control Officer shall pay the same fee, plus daily boarding charges,
applicable to impounded dogs.
E.
Any cat which has been seized and which has not been
reclaimed during the custodial period herein set forth, and the required
notice has been given, if applicable, may be disposed of by the Animal
Control Officer or other duly designated official in a manner consistent
with N.J.A.C. 8:23-3:10.
