[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Harrisburg
by Ord. No. 11-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain a cat over the age of three
months unless the owner obtains a license from the Chief of Police
or an authorized agent.
B.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to cats whose owners
are within the City for 60 days or less or to cats brought in this
City for the purpose of participating in a cat show or similar event.
C.
The license shall be effective from January 1 to December 31 of each
year.
The owner shall state at the time the application is made for
a cat license the name, address, and telephone number of such owner
and the name, breed, color, and sex of each cat for which a license
is required.
A.
Before a license is issued, fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer
according to the following fee schedule:
B.
All catteries will be required to have the owner purchase and place
a license on every cat purchased or placed therefrom consistent with
this chapter.
C.
The Chief of Police or an authorized agent will provide licenses,
effective for the remainder of the license year, to nonprofit shelters
located within the City limits to be distributed free of charge to
cats placed with City residents.
A.
Upon payment of the license fee, there shall be issued to the owner
a tag for each cat licensed. The tag shall be changed every year and
shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued. Every
owner shall be required to provide each cat which ventures upon the
public street, sidewalk or other public places with a collar to which
such license tag shall be affixed. The tag number preceded by the
letters "HBG" and the license year written clearly and legibly upon
the collar shall be regarded as an acceptable substitute for the presence
of the tag upon the collar.
B.
License tags or numbers shall not be transferable from one cat to
another because of the death of a cat or the owner leaving the City
before the expiration of the license.
C.
Tags that are lost or stolen may be reissued for the same cat upon
payment of a fee of $1.
A.
The Chief of Police may revoke any permit or license if the person
holding the permit or license refuses or fails to comply with this
chapter, any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or any law
governing the protection and keeping of animals.
B.
Any person whose permit or license is revoked shall, within 10 days
thereafter, humanely dispose of or remove all animals owned, kept
or harbored by such person, and no part of the permit or license fee
shall be refunded.
C.
It shall be a condition of the issuance of any permit or license
that the Chief of Police or a designated representative shall be permitted,
unless prohibited by state law, to inspect all animals and the premises
where animals are kept at any time.
D.
If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the
application, the Chief of Police may refuse to issue a license or
may revoke the same.
E.
No person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals or similar
offense(s) shall be issued a permit or license to operate any commercial
animal establishment or animal clinic or hospital.
F.
Any person having been denied a cat license may not reapply for a
period of one year.
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the general code penalty, § 1-301.99 of these Codified Ordinances.
