(a) Whenever a cat belonging to a City resident is outside the dwelling of its owner, it shall wear an identification tag, which shall be affixed to a collar or similar device.
(b) The identification tag required by this section shall have clearly inscribed thereon the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the cat or such other identifying information as will render the owner's identity and location ascertainable.
(c) No owner of a cat shall fail to equip the cat, whenever the cat is outside the dwelling of such owner, with the identification tag required by this section. The absence of an identification tag on a cat which is outside the dwelling of its owner shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of such tag.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 043-2023. Passed 11-20-23.)