Cedar Park, TX Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration age
- 16 weeks and older
- Required
- Rabies vaccination + registration tag
- At-large rule
- Does not apply to cats
- Fee schedule
- Set in Appendix A § 1.100
Summary
Cedar Park requires every cat over sixteen weeks to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city, though cats, unlike dogs, are not covered by the leash-based at-large restriction.
To facilitate identification and recovery of dogs and cats, every dog and cat over the age of sixteen (16) weeks being kept, maintained, fed, or harbored within the city shall be registered, and it shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat over the age of sixteen (16) weeks to possess, harbor, or maintain the dog or cat within the city unless a registration fee has been paid to and a registration tag provided by the city for such dog or cat. The registration fees set forth in appendix A, section 1.100 of this code shall be due and payable on or before the date of each year that is the annual or triennial anniversary of the previous annual or triennial rabies vaccination, respectively. The owner of a dog or cat that has received a triennial vaccine may pay the triennial registration fee for the period corresponding to such triennial vaccination. The owner of the dog or cat shall pay a penalty as set forth in appendix A, section 1.100 of this code for each month that the owner fails to pay the registration fee.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Every cat over sixteen weeks old kept within city limits must be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city; owners pay an annual or triennial fee and must keep a metal registration tag on the cat's collar (§§ 2.02.001-.003). Cedar Park's 'at-large' definition, however, only lists dogs and livestock/fowl by name and a catch-all for other animals: it never lists cats, so a free-roaming cat is not itself an at-large violation, though the nuisance-animal and dangerous-cat provisions (Articles 2.03, 2.09) still apply if a cat causes a disturbance or attack.
Violations & Fines
Keeping an unregistered or unvaccinated cat past sixteen weeks is a Class C misdemeanor citable by Animal Control; conviction brings a fine under the code's general penalty provision, section 2.01.003(f).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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