Camarillo, CA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Household cat limit (R-1, R-E)
- 4 cats over 4 months old
- At-large enforcement
- Misdemeanor/infraction, Sec. 7.20.020
- Kennel threshold
- 4+ cats kept/boarded/trained
- Dog-specific licensing
- Does not extend to cats
Summary
Camarillo caps household cats at four per lot in the R-1 zone and folds cats into its general animal-at-large ban, but the city's licensing chapter is written for dogs only, so cats are not required to carry a city license the way dogs are.
1.Not more than four dogs and four cats over the age of four months. Nothing in this chapter authorizes the breeding of dogs and cats for commercial purposes. For purposes of this section, more than one litter per year per household, will constitute commercial purposes; ... No person owning or having possession of any animal may allow it to be at large without reasonable control or to be pastured or kept upon any street or other public place or upon any private property against the wishes of the owner or occupant of the property or in any manner or place to the injury of the owner or occupant of any other property. Any violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor/infraction.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020(E)(1) sets the R-1 zone household limit: "Not more than four dogs and four cats over the age of four months. Nothing herein authorizes the breeding of dogs and cats for commercial purposes. 170(A)(1). 030 authorizes the animal control director to impound any animal found in that condition. 04 does sweep in cats, defining a kennel as "any lot or premises on which four or more dogs or cats, four months of age or older, are kept, boarded or trained," meaning a household exceeding the four-cat cap and operating commercially would need a kennel license under Chapter 7 rather than being treated as an ordinary household.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than four cats over four months old on an R-1 or R-E lot without a kennel license, or allowing a cat to run at large on another person's property or a public street, is a misdemeanor or infraction under Sections 7.20.020 and Title 19's household-pet limits, subject to impoundment under Section 7.20.030 and citation by animal control.
Frequently Asked Questions
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