Clayton County treats cats as animals that must be kept 'under control' and current on rabies vaccination. Cats count toward the five-animal private-kennel threshold, and Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 31-19) mandates rabies vaccination for cats as well as dogs.
Clayton County Code Chapter 14 applies its 'under control' and rabies rules to cats as well as dogs. Cats are included in the Sec. 14-3 private-kennel definition, so more than five cats over four months triggers kennel regulation. Georgia's rabies statute (O.C.G.A. 31-19-1 et seq.) requires owners to have dogs and cats vaccinated against rabies, and animals reclaimed from Animal Control without proof of current rabies vaccination incur added fees. Clayton County's code does not impose a cat-specific licensing tag comparable to some cities, and it has no dedicated feral-cat or trap-neuter-return ordinance in Chapter 14, so free-roaming and feral cats are handled through general animal-control and nuisance authority. Nuisance conditions from cats (odor, sanitation, damage) are abatable under the
Failing to vaccinate a cat against rabies violates state law (O.C.G.A. 31-19) and county rules; exceeding five cats over four months triggers kennel regulation. Reclaiming an unvaccinated cat from Animal Control incurs additional rabies-related fees.
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