§ 4-26. Feral cat enforcement.  


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  • The City of Carthage shall have, in addition to any other rights currently available or that may exist in the future, the following specific rights:

    (1)

    The right to seize or remove cats from a colony that have not been vaccinated against rabies and which are demonstrating signs of the disease.

    (2)

    The right to seize/remove a cat from a colony that is creating a nuisance and the caretaker and sponsor have been given fifteen (15) days to remove and relocate the cat and have failed to do so.

    (3)

    The right to seize/remove a colony of cats when the caretaker regularly fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter and the sponsor has not been able to obtain a replacement or substitute caretaker within fifteen (15) days of the city's notice to the sponsor of the caretaker's failure to comply with this chapter.

(Ord. No. 10-30, § VI, 8-10-10)