17.02.060 Control of cats – Civil violations.
The following cat control regulations are designed to protect public health and safety and welfare of cats. The owner of a cat is strictly liable to control his/her cat as required herein. This means that the penalty for violation of these regulations is imposed without regard to any wrongful intention of the violator. It is unlawful for the owner of a cat to fail to prevent said cat from:
(1) Being accessible to other cats, while in heat, for purposes other than controlled or planned breeding;
(2) Being kept, harbored or maintained and known to have a contagious disease unless under the treatment of a licensed veterinarian;
(3) Being a threat to the safety of humans and/or other domestic animals;
(4) Inflicting a bite on a human;
(5) Damaging or destroying the property of another person, including destroying wildlife that has purposefully been attracted to the person’s property.