(a) No person, within the City shall own a cat over six months of age without procuring registration for such cat as provided in this chapter and keeping secured to such cat a cat tag bearing the registration number.
(b) No person, who is the owner of any cat, shall permit or allow such cat to wear any cat tag issued for another cat or a cat tag which has expired.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, application for such registration shall be made annually to the Commissioner and the following information, including presentation of a valid, current rabies certificate showing that the cat has been vaccinated for rabies in accordance with Section 1705.09, shall be furnished:
(1) Name, address and work and home phone numbers of the owner or keeper of such cat and the approximate date of ownership or residency, whichever is earlier;
(2) Such description of the cat as may be required for the purpose of identification; and
(3) If applicable, a veterinarian's statement that the cat has been spayed or neutered;
(4) If applicable, information the Commissioner deems necessary to support the nonexpiration provisions of subsection (h) hereof.
(d) The Commissioner shall furnish to the owner, upon payment of the registration fees as hereinafter required, a receipt showing thereon the information described in subsection (c) hereof and a cat tag bearing the registration number which shall be secured to the cat.
(e) No person shall remove or cause to be removed, the unexpired cat tag from any registered cat.
(f) Subject to subsection (h) hereof, fees shall be as follows:
Annual Registration Fee | |
Each cat that is not spayed or neutered
| $ 45.00
|
A cattery permit
| 100.00
|
Each cat that is spayed or neutered
| 10.00
|
Each replacement for lost unexpired cat tags
| 1.00 each
|
(g) The cat registration and cat tag shall remain valid through December 31 of the calendar year in which it is issued, except as provided for in subsection (h) hereof. A five dollar ($5.00) fee for late registrations shall be assessed.
(h) A registration issued for a cat owned by an elderly person or a disabled person shall remain valid throughout the lifetime of the cat or until such elderly or disabled person ceases to own the cat, whichever period ends first. The elderly or disabled person owning such cat shall be responsible to have and keep such cat vaccinated in accordance with Section 1705.09 and shall inform the Commissioner of any change in the information provided to the Commissioner in accordance with subsection (c) hereof.
(i) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor.
(Ord. 558-92. Passed 8-4-92.)