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being a part of the colony during the year; the number of kittens born to colony cats and their disposition; and the number of cats and kittens placed in permanent homes as companion cats;

• J.Obtaining proper medical attention to any colony cat that appears to require it;
• K.Providing the sponsor with the invoice of the Township approved veterinarian who provides veterinarian services as required by this Article; and
• L.Obtaining approval from the sponsor prior to incurring any costs for veterinarian services.

§ 51-63. Colony cat requirements.

• A.The left ear of a colony cat that has been spayed or neutered and vaccinated shall be ear marked.
• B.An electronic animal identification device (“EAID”) shall be inserted into the cat by a Township contracted veterinarian, in accordance with professional medical standards. The sponsor shall be the named contact for the purposes of the EAID.

§ 51-64. Disposition of colony cats.

• A.An Animal Control Officer who has trapped a cat whose left ear has been ear marked, or which bears some other distinguishing mark indicating that it belongs to a feral cat colony, shall scan the cat for an EAID. If an EAID is found, the officer shall be responsible for contacting the sponsor or other person named as owner of the cat.
• B.If the owner or sponsor is not able to immediately take custody of the cat, the officer shall return the cat to the appropriate colony.
• C.If the cat does not have an EAID, then the Animal Control Officer shall contact the sponsor so the cat can be properly placed in a colony. If the cat is obviously a domestic cat, the sponsor shall arrange for care for the cat until the owner is located and may determine the disposition of the cat in those circumstances where the domestic cat's owner cannot be located.

§ 51-65. Ordinance enforcement.

The Township shall have the following rights:

• A.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.
• B.The right to seize or remove a cat from a colony that is creating a nuisance, as defined above, and the caregiver and sponsor have been given sixty days to remove and relocate the cat, and have failed to do so.
• C.The right to seize or remove a colony of cats when the caregiver regularly fails to comply with the requirements of this Article, and the sponsor has not been able to obtain a replacement or substitute caregiver within sixty days of the Township’s notice