As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AT LARGE
Not confined, outside an area of escape such as a pen, corral,
yard, cage, house, vehicle, or other secure enclosure, unless otherwise
under appropriate human control.
CHICKEN RUN
An enclosed area in which chickens are allowed to walk and
run about.
COLONY
A group of one or more community cats.
COMMUNITY CATS
A cat that is:
A.
Homeless, stray, or at large, where the cat:
(1)
Has been socialized to people, or is less than five weeks old;
(2)
Could become feral as connection with humans is farther removed;
(3)
Is older than five weeks, has a good potential to quickly become
domesticated once again; or
B.
Feral, where the cat:
(1)
Is not socialized towards humans;
(2)
Is born in the wild or is the offspring of an owned cat;
(3)
Is a formerly owned cat that has been abandoned; or
C.
A cat that lives in the community but is not owned by a human,
sometimes referred to as a "free-roaming" or "street" cat.
COOP
A small building for housing poultry.
DOMESTICATED CAT
A cat that:
A.
Is social towards humans;
B.
Currently lives within the residence or property of a person
or person accepted as the cat's owner;
C.
Is considered appropriate as a companion for humans.
EAR TIPPING
A straight-line cutting of the tip of the left ear of a cat
while the cat is anesthetized.
NEUTER
To permanently sterilize male cats to render them incapable
of impregnating female cats by means of either surgery performed to
remove the reproductive organs or chemical sterilization by which
cats are injected with a drug approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration for that purpose.
PARCEL
For the purposes of this chapter, land whose boundary is
clearly described and closes on itself, is in one ownership, and may
include structures and buildings thereon.
PERSON
Any person, individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or
any other entity that owns, has control of, or is in possession of
any of the animals mentioned herein.
SPAY
To permanently sterilize female cats to prevent estrus (heat)
cycles and eliminate their ability to become pregnant by means of
either surgery performed to remove the ovaries and uterus or chemical
sterilization by which the cats are injected with a drug approved
by the United States Food and Drug Administration for that purpose.
TRAP NEUTER RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM
A program in which community cats are humanely trapped, evaluated,
vaccinated, sterilized, and ear tipped by a veterinarian and returned
to the trap location with the intent of controlling or reducing feline
population and reproduction.
VETERINARIAN
A person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the
State of Pennsylvania.
Any owner of any dog, cat, chicken or other animal who permits
the violation or violates a provision of this chapter shall be given
a written notice of violation. If the violation is not corrected in
the 30 days permitted, upon conviction before a Magisterial District
Judge, the individual may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such
fine and costs, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days. Each
day that each section is violated shall be considered a separate violation.