Would I de considered the owner of all neighborhood cats if I feed them?
Full Question:
I have been told by an animal control officer that I am considered the owner of all the feral cats in or around my property if I feed them. Is that true?
02/02/2009 |
Category: Animals |
State: Maryland |
#15128
Answer:
The following is a portion of a Montgomery County animal ordinance:
"Owner: A person who, regardless of whether the person has legal title to the animal:
(1) temporarily or permanently harbors or controls an animal;
(2) has a property right in an animal; or
(3) allows a person under 18 years old to harbor or control an animal.
Owner does not include a veterinary hospital, commercial kennel, or pet shop (regarding an animal being treated, boarded, or offered for sale, respectively), or an employee of these enterprises unless otherwise indicated in this Chapter."