10.04.034 Unaltered cat license--Term--Conditions--Exceptions.
A. Except as provided in this section, every owner/guardian of an unaltered cat as defined in this chapter over the age of six months in the City of Berkeley shall pay a license fee for each such unaltered cat.
B. Owners/guardians of unaltered cats subject to licensing under this section shall purchase a one-year license. The term of said unaltered cat license shall commence on the date the license fee is paid and shall expire one year later.
C. The license provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. An unaltered cat that a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing either cannot reproduce during its remaining life because of age or a permanent health condition, or should not be spayed or neutered at the current time due to a health condition.
2. Unaltered cats that are kept, harbored, or maintained by owners/guardians who are nonresidents and are staying within the City for 60 days or less, if kept, harbored, or maintained only during such temporary sojourn of their owners.
3. Unaltered cats brought into the City for the purpose of participating in any cat show or exhibition.
D. Except as provided in Section 10.04.210, a violation of the requirement that an unaltered cat be licensed is not in itself a sufficient basis to impound a cat. (Ord. 6627-NS § 1, 2001: Ord. 6568-NS § 1, 2000)