(A) All caregivers.
(1) All caregivers shall adhere to the standards of care established in § 91.099.
(2) Maintain records of all feral cat colonies managed by their caregivers pursuant to the requirements of this section.
(3) All animals shall be sterilized and vaccinated.
(4) Maintain records provided by caregivers on the size and location of colonies, as well as vaccination and sterilization records of cats in the colonies.
(5) Assume all medical costs in relation to their colonies.
(6) Help resolve any complaints regarding the conduct of caregivers.
(7) Make reasonable efforts to trap all cats in a colony and have all trapped cats sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, and eartipped by a licensed veterinarian.
(8) Make a reasonable effort to recapture all cats to update rabies vaccinations as required by law.
(9) Keep and maintain vaccination, sterilization, and medical records for all trapped cats.
(10) Make a reasonable effort to trap and obtain proper medical attention for a colony cat that appears to require it.
(B) Caregivers. Caregivers shall keep and maintain individual animal vaccination and sterilization records and shall make them accessible to the Dare County Animal Shelter and the Dare County Sheriff's Office upon their request. In addition, caregivers shall maintain and keep the following information and shall make accessible to the Dare County Animal Shelter and Dare County Sheriff's Office upon their request:
(1) Total number of colonies located in Dare County.
(2) Location of all colonies.
(3) Individual colony reports including;
(a) Total number of cats in the colony and total number of cats in that colony that are sterilized.
(b) Number of cats that were sterilized and vaccinated over the past year.
(c) Number of cats and kittens removed from the colony that year for adoptive purposes.
(d) Number of cats and kittens that died over that year.
(e) Number of cats and kittens that have otherwise left the colony.
(Ord. passed 1-19-2016)