Ordinances-2019-456 - Chapter 55

CITY OF11FIFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2019- 456 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE MUNICIPAL CODE OF17IFFIN, IOWA, CHAPTER 55, BY ADDING LANGUAGE ' 1' O INCLUDE COMMUNITY CATS BE I" I' ENAC' IT 1) by the City Q)unc1l of the City ofTiffin, Section I. j' qrp sg: The purpose of this ordinance is to aniend ( liapter 55 ofthe Municipal Cbde of" Tiffin, Iowa, to implement a Trap-Neuter-Return Program to control. the Community Cat population. Section 11. Amendment. Chapter 55 is hereby at-riended as follows: CJ 55 ANIMAL [) R(_.)TT,(. 110N AND CV-)NTROL 55. 01 DE11NITIONS. The follown.19 terms are to be added: 9. " Owner" - nen ,-ins any person oNvning, keeping, shelteting or hat boringat' i. animal. I This shall notInclude Coniniunity,(_ at caregiVer. t 1 . "( 1)II1111LIflity is defined as any 1' ree- n-Aining cat that may be cared for by one or more tvs1dents of an lininediatearea who is/ are lu.iown or unknown; a community cat may or may not be feral. 12. " Eartippmig" means the removal of the 1/ ch tip of the community cat' s left 4 ear, performed while the cat is under anesthesia in compliance with any applicable federal or state law, and under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Eartipping is the universally accepted method to identify a sterilized and lawfully vaccinated feral or free- roaming cat. 13. "' Trap- Neuter- Return ( TNR)" means the non- lethal process of humanely trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating, eartipping, and returning Community Cats to their original location. 55. 04 ABANDONMENT OF CATS AND DOGS. A pet-son who has ownership or custody of a cat or dog shah not abandon the cat or dog, except the person may detiver the cat or dog to another person who will accept ownership and custody or the person may deliver the cat or dog to an an -nal shelter orpound. Returned as pertains to the ' INR protocol shall not, constitute abandonment. Code 71,73. 8) 55. 06 A' I' IARGE PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for any oNvner to allow an animal, to run at large within the corporate finilts of the I' his section shall. riot apply to CO ri,1111tillity, (_ Ilts. 55. 09 DOGS AND CATS LIMIT. A propeity, owner or tenant who occupies any