Cats over four months old must be licensed and rabies-vaccinated (sec. 14-33). Under sec. 14-35(1)(K), any cat that is outdoors while not under direct control must be sterilized. Managed community-cat colonies are allowed when sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated, and properly cared for (sec. 14-44).
Collier County requires a rabies/license tag for every cat four months or older (sec. 14-33). Free-roaming cats face a sterilization mandate: sec. 14-35(1)(K) states any cat outdoors and not under direct control must be sterilized. Sec. 14-44 recognizes community-cat caregivers and colonies, provided the cats are sterilized, ear-tipped, and vaccinated for rabies, fed daily in maintained containers, and given clean water; such colony cats are exempt from the rabies-registration license and stray-animal provisions.
Unsterilized free-roaming cats and unlicensed cats over four months can bring civil citations under ch. 14. Community-cat colonies must meet the sec. 14-44 care standards or lose their exemption.
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