As used in this subchapter:
COMMUNITY CAT. Any free-roaming, feral, or barn cat that may be cared for by one or more residents of the immediate area and which has no discernable form of ownership identification. COMMUNITY CAT includes a domesticated cat that an owner has forsaken entirely or neglected or for which an owner has refused to provide care and support.
COMMUNITY CAT CAREGIVER. A person who provides care, including food, water, shelter or medical care to a community cat. A community cat caregiver shall not be considered the owner, custodian, harborer, controller, or keeper of a community cat.
EARTIPPING. The removal of the ¼-inch tip of a community cat’s ear, performed while the cat is under anesthesia, under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian and designed to be an indication that the community cat has been sterilized and vaccinated for rabies.
FERAL CAT. A cat that: (i) is born in the wild or is the offspring of a community or feral cat and is not socialized; or (ii) is a formerly owned cat that has been abandoned and is no longer socialized; or (iii) lives on a farm.
FERAL CAT COLONY. A group of cats that congregates, more or less, together as a unit. Although not every cat in a colony may be feral, any non-feral cats that congregate with a colony shall be deemed to be a part of it.
(Ord. 2022-01, passed 3-16-2022)