§ 4-24. Free-roaming cats.  


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  • (a)

    All cats that are free-roaming must be spayed or neutered and display a current Carthage cat license tag.

    (b)

    Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for first offense, fifty dollars ($50.00) for second offense within a twelve-month period, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a third or subsequent offense within a twelve-month period. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any cat to keep and provide upon request proof that said animal has been spayed or neutered.

(Ord. No. 96-11, § 2, 2-13-96)