Weed Municipal Code Ch. 9.02 Feeding of Feral Cats

[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

"Feral cat" means a cat that lives permanently outside of a domestic home and is not owned and cared for as a typical companion animal or pet, as a result of having been born feral, abandoned by an owner, or rendered homeless, wild or stray by any other means.

"Feral cat colony" means a group of cats and the geographic location where that group typically live or where they forage or hunt for food.

(Ord. No. 464-2021, § I, 10-14-2021)

It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to intentionally provide food, water, or other forms of sustenance to a feral cat or feral cat colony on any street, sidewalk, park or other public property or on any private property except with consent of the property owner or a lawful tenant.

(Ord. No. 464-2021, § I, 10-14-2021)

Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every separate act or transaction in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 464-2021, § I, 10-14-2021)