Chapter 6.13
CATS
Sections:
6.13.010 Cats allowed outdoors – Prohibited when.
6.13.010 Cats allowed outdoors – Prohibited when.
It is unlawful for any person possessing, harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having control or custody of a cat to permit or allow more than three cats to go or remain outdoors at the same time or to permit or allow any unneutered cat over the age of four months to go or remain outdoors. (Ord. 2007-13 § 20, 2007: Ord. 95-25 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1995).
6.13.020 Violation – Penalty.
Except as provided in Section 6.13.030, failure to perform any act required or the performance of any act prohibited by this chapter shall be an infraction subject to a civil penalty as provided herein.
A. A person who is found to have committed a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and who has no prior offenses within a year shall be assessed a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred twenty-five dollars. Twenty-five dollars of the fine may not be waived, reduced, suspended or deferred.
B. A person who is found to have committed a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and who has one prior offense within a year shall be assessed a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars. Fifty dollars of the fine may not be waived, reduced, suspended or deferred.
C. Chapter 7.80 of the Revised Code of Washington is incorporated herein with respect to this section.
D. Any person issued a notice of civil infraction and who either fails to respond to the notice of civil infraction or fails to appear at a requested hearing shall be assessed the maximum civil penalty as provided in this section.
E. For purposes of this section, a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a prior offense regardless of its section. (Ord. 98-17 § 5, 1998: Ord. 95-25 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1995).
6.13.030 Repeat offenses.
Failure to perform any act required or the performance of any act prohibited by this chapter by a person who has been convicted or found to have committed two or more violations under this chapter within a year shall be a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 1.24.010 of this code. For purposes of this section, prior offenses shall be deemed to have occurred on the date of offense as opposed to the date of conviction or finding, and a violation or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a prior offense regardless of its section. (Ord. 98-17 § 6, 1998).
6.13.040 Outdoor feeding.
It is unlawful to place or maintain placement of food outdoors between the hours of six p.m. and six a.m. unless the food is located inside a proper enclosure which is inaccessible to at large animals. It is also unlawful for a person to knowingly feed an animal that he or she does not own, unless the animal is a cat which is then currently involved in a city-approved trap-neuter-return program. (Ord. 2008-43 § 1, 2008: Ord. 2007-13 § 22, 2007).