Sec. 14-102. Shelter-neuter-return (SNR) program.
(a) A shelter-neuter-return (SNR) program is a method to encourage the stabilization and reduction of the population of community cats.
(b) A registered community cat caretaker, or a registered SNR organization, who participates in the SNR program shall:
(1) Obtain a SNR permit from the Aurora animal services division before engaging in the SNR program; and
(2) Provide the Aurora animal services division with the general location or territory of the community cat colony; and
(3) Notify the Aurora animal services division of a cat in the community cat colony that is sick or injured; and
(4) Trap a community cat in a humane manner; and
(5) Take the trapped community cat to the Aurora animal services division to have the cat surgically sterilized, ear-tipped, and vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian; and
(6) Return the cat as soon as is practical to as close as possible to its location of capture after treatment, unless the Aurora animal services division impounds or takes custody of the cat according to subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The Aurora animal services division that receives a community cat under the provision of this section shall evaluate each community cat. The Aurora animal services division may impound cats identified as having owners for violating section 14-5, Running at large. The Aurora animal services division may take custody of community cats the Aurora animal services division determines to be adoptable, sick or injured, or deemed to be a public health or safety risk and such cats shall be deemed surrendered to the Aurora animal services division and shall not be returned to the community cat colony.
(d) A community cat received by the Aurora animal services division under the provision of this section is exempt from the five-day impound hold requirement of section 14-4 to better ensure the cat is assimilated back into the community cat colony.
(e) A registered community cat caretaker, or a registered SNR organization, participating in a SNR program will not be cited for violating section 14-5 for cats taken to the Aurora animal services division for the SNR program and will not be required to pay any impound fees or medical costs.
(f) A community cat is exempt from the licensing requirements of section 14-41. (Ord. No. 2022-10, § 8, 2-28-2022; Ord. No. 2020-55, § 31, 11-2-2020)