A. Feral cats are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Feeding or sheltering feral cats is a violation of this section, unless the person doing so establishes to the City that they (a) are working with an animal agency or group registered with the animal shelter, or licensed veterinarian, to spay or neuter the cats in the colony, (b) are making available to the Animal Services staff the documentation of sterilization procedures every two weeks, commencing with the date feeding or sheltering began, and (c) after three months have completed the sterilization of 90% of the feral cats, and after five months have completed the sterilization of 100% of the feral cats. If the person (a) is not working with an animal agency or group registered with the animal shelter, or licensed veterinarian to spay/neuter the feral cats, (b) has not made available to the Animal Shelter proper documentation every two weeks, (c) has not spayed/neutered 90% of the feral cats within three months, or (d) has not spayed/neutered 100% of the feral cats within five months, the person may be cited for a violation of this section. For purposes of this section, "Feral Cat" shall mean an undomesticated or wild cat, or a cat that has reverted to a wild or undomesticated state.

B. The City may abate a public nuisance created by feral cats by seizing the feral cats on public property or, if on private property, by any means of abatement provided for in Chapter 1.24 or other law, including seizing the feral cats.

C. This section is not intended to prevent a private party from asserting any legal rights they may have to enjoin or seek damages against a person feeding feral cats which affect that private party. (Ord. 6805-NS § 1, 2004: Ord. 6568-NS § 1, 2000)