[Added 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879; amended 6-13-2000 by Ord. No. 1035]
A. Hereafter, it shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of any cat or cats to permit such cat or cats to run at large unaccompanied by the owner or keeper without identification on said cat or cats demonstrating vaccination against rabies. The following means of identification demonstrating vaccination shall be acceptable: collar and tag, a microchip inserted under the skin, a tattoo on the inside of the ear or thigh, an ear tip or an ear notch. The word "owner," as used in this section, shall include every person having a right of proprietorship or ownership in a cat and every person who keeps, feeds or, harbors a cat or has it in his care, and every person who permits a cat to remain on or about any premises occupied by him. A cat shall be deemed "at large" if off the premises of the owner and not on a leash.
B. The Board of Health of Upper Dublin Township shall be empowered to issue a declaration prohibiting cats from running at large in the Township of Upper Dublin if an epidemic of rabies is confirmed in the township or in any municipality adjacent to the township. The end of the period of prohibition shall be determined by the Board of Health. Notice of the declaration prohibiting cats from running at large and notice of the end of the period of prohibition shall be given to the public by means of an announcement in a newspaper of general circulation within the township and by means of appropriate announcements through other available media sources. Following the issuance of such declaration, it shall be unlawful for the owner of any cat to allow such cat off a leash while outside.