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seven members, and the members shall include the Township’s Animal Control Officer, one Township Council Member, one Mayor’s Representative, and four citizens, of which two shall be appointed by the Township Council and two by the Mayor.
Owners of domesticated cats shall:
Provide appropriate and adequate food, water and shelter for their cats;
Exercise reasonable care to guard against the cat creating a nuisance;
Not permit a sexually intact (not spayed or neutered) domesticated cat to roam unsupervised; and
Not abandon a domesticated cat.
Feral cat colonies shall be permitted, and caregivers shall be entitled to maintain them in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article.
Any person or entity that desires to be a sponsor may apply to the Jackson Township Animal Welfare Committee to serve as a TNR program sponsor. All applicants shall comply with the requirements of this Article and execute a Jackson Township Animal Welfare Committee approved sponsor contract. Any person or entity intending to undertake the responsibilities of a sponsor shall advise the Jackson Township Animal Welfare Committee in writing and provide his/her/its address and telephone number.
It shall be the duty of the sponsor to:
Review and approve of colony caregivers;
Help to resolve any complaints over the conduct of a colony caregiver or of cats within a colony;
Maintain records provided by colony caregivers on the size and location of the colonies, as well as the vaccination and spay/neuter records of cats in the sponsor's colonies;
Report annually to the Township the following:
number of colonies in the Township;
total number of cats in colonies;
number of cats and kittens spayed and neutered pursuant to the TNR program; and
number of cats and kittens placed in permanent homes.