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15-8-1 - Community Cat Ordinance.#
This Chapter shall be known as the "Community Cat Ordinance" and shall be interpreted and applied insofar as practical in accordance with the "Community Cat Act" Sections 11-46-301 through 304, Utah Code Annotated, 1953.
15-8-2 - Definitions.#
The definitions in Sections 11-46-102 and 11-46-202, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, are incorporated herein by reference.
Community Cat - A feral or free-roaming cat that is without visibly discernible or microchip owner identification of any kind, and has been sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped.
Community Cat Caretaker - Any person other than an owner who provides food, water, or shelter to a community cat or community cat colony.
Community Cat Colony - A group of cats that congregate together. Although not every cat in a colony may be a community cat, any cats owned by individuals that congregate with a colony are considered part of it.
Community Cat Program - A program pursuant to which feral cats are sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped, and returned to the location where they congregate.
Ear-Tipping - Removing approximately a quarter-inch off the tip of a cat's left ear while the cat is anesthetized for sterilization.
Feral - Has the same meaning as in Section 23-13-2, Utah Code Annotated, 1953.
Sponsor - Any person or organization that traps feral cats, sterilizes, vaccinates against rabies, and ear-tips them before returning them to the location where they were trapped. A sponsor may be any animal humane society, non-profit organization, animal rescue, adoption organization, or a designated community cat caretaker that also maintains written records on community cats.
15-8-3 - Community Cats.#
1.
A cat received by a shelter under the provisions of Section 11-46-103, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, may be released prior to the five-day holding period to a sponsor that operates a community cat program.
2.
A community cat is:
a.
Exempt from licensing requirements and feeding bans; and
b.
Eligible for release from an animal shelter prior to the mandatory five (5) day hold period.
3.
Community cat sponsors or caretakers do not have custody of any cat in a community cat colony. Cats in a colony that are obviously owned, as evidenced by a collar, tags, microchip, or other discernible owner identification, are not exempt from laws or ordinances relating to Cruelty to Animals.
4.
Sterilization and vaccination records shall be maintained for a minimum of three (3) years and be available to an animal control officer upon request.
15-8-4 - Permit Process for Community Cat Colonies.#
1.
The City may create a permitting process for community cat colonies.
2.
Any permitting process created by the City shall provide notice to adjacent property owners by:
a.
Mailing notice to the record owner of each parcel within parameters specified by the permitting process; or
b.
Posting notice on the property with a sign of sufficient size, durability, print quality, and location that is reasonably calculated to give notice to passersby.