(a) For the purpose of this section, any cat that is wild, stray or not owned shall be considered feral. A domestic cat turned wild shall be considered feral.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to continue to feed a feral cat.
(c) It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if a person shall knowingly or recklessly:
(1) Leave food or any other type of feed outdoors after daylight hours; or
(2) Leave food or any other type of feed outdoors unattended not in the presence of the owner’s domestic cat.
(3) Allow feral cats running at large to feed on one’s own property.
(d) Any person feeding feral cats may be required to cooperate with any humane program sponsored by the City or operating under the City’s auspices, that traps feral cats for the purpose of spaying/neutering the cats and immunizing the cats from rabies, “tipping” the cat’s ear and then returning the cat to its environment in the general vicinity in which it was trapped.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section within one year of a new violation of this section, the offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 2021-13. Passed 9-7-21.)