Chino Hills, CA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Cats in Chino Hills are addressed within the same Title 6 chapter as dogs - Chapter 6.08 (Dogs and Cats) of the Municipal Code. Animal care and control, including stray-cat reports, is provided by the Inland Valley Humane Society & S.P.C.A. (IVHS) under its contract with the City; residents report strays and request pickup of injured or dead animals through IVHS at (909) 623-9777. The City's published leash requirement is written for dogs ('dogs must be kept on a leash at all times' off the owner's property), and the City's pages do not state a cat-leash or mandatory cat-licensing requirement, so cats are treated more permissively than dogs. State law requires rabies control primarily for dogs, and the City's licensing/microchip mandates on its Animal Control page are framed around dogs. Cat owners should still address nuisance issues (such as repeated trespass or stray colonies) through IVHS, and any animal in the City remains subject to the City's Title 6 animal provisions and to humane-treatment law. Residents wanting confirmation of any cat-specific rule (for example spay/neuter or trap-neuter-return programs) should contact IVHS directly, since the City's public pages do not detail them.