[Adopted 5-19-2014 by Ord. No. 780]
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.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to feed feral cats, as feeding
feral cats creates a condition contrary to the health, safety, and
welfare of the community.
B.
Any person feeding stray or feral cats can only do so if said person
is cooperating with any humane program sponsored by the Borough or
operating under the Borough's auspices that traps 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 feeding of a feral cat pursuant to a humane program sponsored
by the Borough must be done on the person's property and not
on public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy
said traps or to release any cats which have been captured pursuant
to the Borough's program.
Any person failing 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 of not more than 30 days for each offense, together
with the costs of prosecution.
