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 Broward County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 4. DOGS AND CATS

  § 4-39. Community cat management programs.

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  • (a)

    Broward County acknowledges the need to address the permanent presence of community cats living in an outdoor environment, independent of human intervention. Management programs to reduce the uncontrolled reproduction of community cats shall be implemented by the Director to provide for the sterilization and return-to-field of all healthy community cats entering the County shelter.

    (1)

    All community cats entering the County shelter shall be counted toward intake and, upon return-to-field, shall be counted as a live-release.

    (2)

    All community cats entering the County shelter shall be examined for temperament to evaluate their ability to survive in an outdoor environment with or without assistance from a community cat caregiver.

    (3)

    Community cats shall be sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated, and returned to the original point of pick-up by an officer or released to an approved rescue group. However, any community cat determined to be a nuisance by the Division shall be relocated to an alternate suitable outdoor location.

    (4)

    Community cats shall be exempt from the rabies registration license requirements of Section 4-11 and the stray animal provisions of Section 4-23.

    (b)

    Trap-neuter-return. Broward County recognizes there are community cats that may not enter the shelter or be under the care of a community cat caregiver. Management programs to curtail breeding of community cats may be implemented, funded, or otherwise supported by the Director to provide for trapping, sterilization, and return-to-field of healthy community cats.

    (1)

    Community cats shall be sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated, and returned to the original point of pick-up. However, any community cat determined to be a nuisance shall be relocated to a suitable outdoor location.

    (2)

    Community cats shall be exempt from the rabies registration license requirements of Section 4-11 and the stray animal provisions of Section 4-23.

    (3)

    Community cats may be returned-to-field by an officer or a community cat caregiver in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(Ord. No. 2015-37 , § 1, 9-10-15)