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Section 6.017. Feral Cat Management. (a) The Animal Services Manager is responsible for maintaining the registry of approved registered feral cat colony locations. Animal Services Manager will assist registered caregivers in the management of registered feral colonies. (b) A feral cat colony can be registered when the Animal Services Manager determines that a volunteer caregiver(s) can meet the following minimum requirements: (1) Regular feeding will be maintained throughout the near; (2) Adult cats and kittens 8 weeks of age will be neutered and vaccinated; (3) Every attempt will be made to remove kittens from the colony before 8 weeks of age for domestication and placement; (4) Stray cats will be released or placed into the custody of Animal Services; Sick or injured cats will be removed from the colony for immediate veterinary care or -_ humane euthanasia; (6) Cats will be earmarked and micro chipped for recognition as members of a registered • feral cat colony; (7) Responsibility for managed feral cat colonies can be transferred, by written document, to another feral cat caregiver with the Animal Services Manager's approval only; (8) Location of a feral cat colony requires the approval of property owner or owners and the Animal Services Manager; (9) Relocation of a feral cat colony requires the approval of property owners and the Animal Services Manager; (10) Cat caretaker assumes all responsibility of humane trapping. maintenance, and management of their approved registered colony. and, (11) Records of sterilization, vaccination, micro chipping, and animal identification will be provided to Animal Services upon request. (c) The Animal Services Manager is authorized to issue citations, revoke registered cat colony permission or issue citations to a feral cat caregivers or obtain a search and seizure warrant if there is probable cause to believe any requirements of this section are violated. Section 6.018. Donations Fund Established. The City shall create a special revenue fund, labeled "Donations Fund", for Animal Services purposes to account for the collection and spending of donations to the City. This fund will provide an accurate accounting of the sources and uses of these monies to demonstrate, to the