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Ordinance on the mandatory neutering, identification and registration of outdoor cats in the City of Bonn
From June 6, 2012
Based on §§ 27 Para. 1, 4 Sentence 1, 31 of the Law on the Structure and Powers of the Regulatory Authorities - Regulatory Authorities Act (OBG) - in the version published on May 13, 1980 (GV NRW p. 528 / SGV NRW 2060), last amended by the law of December 8, 2009 (GV.NRW. p. 765 / SGV.NRW 2060), the following ordinance is issued by the City of Bonn as the local regulatory authority for the area of the City of Bonn in accordance with the resolution of the Council of May 31, 2012:
§ 1: Scope of application
This ordinance applies in the area of the City of Bonn to cat owners who allow their cats access to the outdoors.
§ 2: Neutering, identification and registration obligation
Cat owners within the meaning of § 1 must have their cat neutered by a veterinarian as soon as it is five months old and identified by means of a tattoo or microchip before the cat is granted access to the outdoors . The tattooed or microchipped animals must be registered in a suitable database.
§ 3: Exceptions
Upon application, exceptions to the provisions of this Ordinance may be granted in individual cases if the private interests of the cat owner clearly outweigh the public interests protected by this Ordinance. This is particularly the case if the cat owner has a legitimate interest in the reproduction (e.g. breeding) of his or her cat and it can be credibly demonstrated that the kittens will be monitored, cared for and placed.
§ 4: Authority to issue orders
The local regulatory authority may order that conditions contrary to this ordinance be removed.
§ 5: Administrative offenses
(1) It is an administrative offense to intentionally or negligently allow a cat access to the outdoors contrary to the castration obligation as defined in § 2 and not have it castrated by a veterinarian and identified by means of a tattoo or microchip beforehand.
(2) The administrative offense under paragraph 1 can be punished with a fine of up to 1,000 euros in accordance with § 17 para. 1 of the Administrative Offenses Act.
§ 6: Entry into force, expiry
This Ordinance shall enter into force on July 1, 2012. It shall expire on June 30, 2032.
- - - The above ordinance is hereby made public.
It is pointed out that a violation of procedural and formal regulations of the Municipal Code for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (GO NRW) in the creation of this ordinance can no longer be asserted after the expiry of one year since this announcement, unless
a prescribed approval is missing or a prescribed notification procedure has not been carried out,
this ordinance has not been duly published,
the Mayor of Bonn has previously objected to the ordinance resolution or
the formal or procedural defect has been notified to the city in advance and the violated legal provision and the fact that reveals the defect have been specified.