(a) The animal care and control division or its designee, in order to encourage the stabilization of the free - roaming cat population in the city, may: (1) Trap any free - roaming cat in a humane manner; (2) Have the cat surgically sterilized, ear - tipped, and
vaccinated against rabies
by a licensed veterinarian; and (3) Release the cat to animal care and control for adoption or other disposition in accordance with law, or to a colony
caretaker who will maintain the cat as part of a managed colony of free - roaming cats.