§ 40-15. Licensing requirements; fees.

A. 

Cats must have license number displayed. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually apply for and procure from the licensing authority a license and official registration tag with license number or a registration sleeve for each cat so owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon such cat a collar or other device with the license number securely fastened or displayed thereto. Acceptable methods of displaying the license number shall include, but are not limited to, breakaway or elastic collars, ear tags or tattoos located on the ear. License tags or sleeves are not transferable.

B. 

Time for applying for license. The owner of any newly acquired cat of licensing age or of any cat which attains licensing age shall make application for a license tag or sleeve for such cat within 10 days after such acquisition or age attainment. This requirement will not apply to a nonresident keeping a cat within West Windsor Township for no longer than 90 days.

C. 

Cats brought into jurisdiction.

(1) 

Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into West Windsor Township any cat licensed in another state for the current year and bearing a registration tag or sleeve and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the Township of West Windsor for a period of more than 90 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag or sleeve for each such cat.

(2) 

Any person who shall bring or cause to be brought into the Township of West Windsor any unlicensed cat and shall keep the same or permit the same to be kept within the township for a period of more than 10 days shall immediately apply for a license and registration tag or sleeve for each such cat.

D. 

Application; contents; preservation of information. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the cat for which a license and registration are sought and whether it is of a longhaired or shorthaired variety; the name, street and post office address of the owner; and the person who shall keep or harbor such cat. The information on said application and the registration number issued for the cat shall be preserved for a period of three years by the local official designated to license cats in the municipality.

E. 

License forms and tags. License forms and official tags or sleeves shall be furnished by the municipality and shall be numbered serially and shall bear the year of issuance and the name of the municipality.

F. 

Evidence of inoculation with rabies vaccine or certification of exemption; requirement for license. The Health Officer (or designee) shall not grant any such license and official registration tag or sleeve for any cat unless the owner has registered the cat and the cat has been inoculated with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by and administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Human Services or has been certified exempt as provided by § 40-14D of this article. The rabies inoculation shall be administered by a duly licensed veterinarian or by such other veterinarian permitted by law to do the same.

G. 

License fee schedule. See Chapter 82, Fees.

H. 

License and registration tags required. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a cat of licensing age shall annually, in the month of April, apply for and procure from the Health Officer a license and official metal registration tag for each such cat owned, kept or harbored and shall place upon each such cat a collar or harness with the registration tag securely fastened thereto.

I. 

Fees; renewals; expiration date of license.

(1) 

Licenses from another municipality shall be accepted. The person applying for the license and registration tag and/or sleeve shall pay the fee fixed or authorized. The fee for the renewal of a license and registration tag or sleeve shall be the same as for the original, and said license, registration tag or sleeve and renewal thereof shall expire on April 30, in the following year.

(2) 

Only one license and registration tag or sleeve shall be required in the licensing year for any cat in the Township of West Windsor. Any valid New Jersey license tag or sleeve issued by a New Jersey municipality shall be accepted by this municipality as evidence of compliance.

J. 

Loss of license. If a license tag or sleeve has been misplaced or lost, the licensing authority may issue a duplicate license and/or registration sleeve for that particular cat at a fee as set forth in Chapter 82, Fees.

[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]

K. 

Proof of licensing. Proof of licensing shall be produced by any person owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring a cat upon the request of any health official, police officer, Animal Control Officer or other authorized person.

L. 

Interfering with persons performing duties under this article. No person shall hinder, molest or interfere with anyone authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this article.

M. 

Disposition of fees collected. License fees and other money collected or received under the provisions of this article shall be forwarded to the Treasurer of the municipality and shall be deposited according to statute in the general fund of the township.