2472-16 TNR Amended.pdf

1 2472-16 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER X OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ENTITLED “ANIMALS”, ADDING SECTION 10-15, ET SEQ., TO PERMIT THE MANAGED CARE OF FERAL CATS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, that Chapter X of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange, entitled “Animals”, shall be amended and supplemented to add Section 10-15, et seq., to be entitled “Managed Care of Feral Cats”, and to provide for and permit implementation of a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program in the Township of West Orange (also referred to as “the Municipality”) for the purpose of controlling and reducing the population of feral cats, benefitting public health, improving the quality of life for residents, and ensuring the humane treatment of feral cats, that program to be a pilot program subject to at least annual review. Section 1. The Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange are amended and supplemented to read as follows: CHAPTER X. ANIMALS 10-15 MANAGED CARE OF FERAL CATS 10-15.1 Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth in this Section. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future and the past, words in the plural number include the singular, and words in the singular number include the plural. Animal Control Agency means any agency or person, including an animal control officer, authorized by law to implement animal control laws and provide animal care and control on behalf of the Municipality. Animal Welfare Organization means any nonprofit organization whose purpose includes promotion of animal welfare and that has been granted 501c3 nonprofit status by the Internal Revenue Service. Caretaker means any person who regularly provides food and water to a feral cat colony.