Clackamas County's Dog Services program regulates dogs, not cats - there is no county cat license or leash requirement. Feral-cat issues are referred to the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, and general nuisance and animal-cruelty laws still apply to cats.
Clackamas County Code Title 5 covers dog licensing, control and dangerous-dog rules; it does not require cats to be licensed, confined or leashed, and the county runs no cat-control program. The county's code-enforcement guidance refers feral-cat concerns to the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon rather than to a county ordinance. Cats are still protected by Oregon's animal-welfare statutes (ORS Chapter 167), and a cat that becomes a documented nuisance or is neglected can be addressed under state cruelty law and general county nuisance provisions. Inside incorporated cities, some municipal codes add cat licensing or at-large rules, so residents should check their city's ordinance.
No county penalty exists for an unlicensed or roaming cat. Cat neglect, abandonment or cruelty is investigated and prosecuted under Oregon state law (ORS Chapter 167), and city ordinances may impose their own cat rules.
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Backyard composting of yard debris and food scraps is allowed and encouraged in Clackamas County; no permit is needed for a home compost pile. Commercial-sca...
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Clackamas County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf in residential yards. Standard land-use rules on lot coverage, drainage,...
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Clackamas County does not mandate native-plant landscaping for private yards, but strongly encourages it and requires native-vegetation retention in protecte...
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is legal in Oregon and does not need a water right. Clackamas County adds no ban. Collecting rain from an artificial impervious ...
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Clackamas County government sets no countywide outdoor-watering ban. Watering rules come from your local water provider (such as Clackamas River Water or Sun...
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Oregon law (ORS 569) declares noxious weeds a public nuisance to be controlled on all lands. Clackamas County runs the WeedWise program (since 2009) through ...
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