Minnesota requires rabies control for cats, and Dakota County parks require pets under control. Cat licensing, at-large, and number limits are set by your city — several Dakota County cities license cats and prohibit cats running at large. The county sets no citywide cat ordinance.
Cat regulation in Dakota County is mostly municipal. Under Minn. Rules Ch. 1721 (rabies control) and city codes, cats are commonly required to be vaccinated against rabies, and many Dakota County cities also license cats, cap the number per household, and prohibit cats from running at large or trespassing on others' property. In county parks, Ordinance 107, Section 4.6 requires any pet (including a cat) to be caged or under physical control on a six-foot static leash — free-roaming cats are not permitted in county parks. For at-home rules — licensing, indoor/outdoor, trap-neuter-return of feral cats — the governing code is your city's animal-control chapter, not a county ordinance.
City cat-at-large or unlicensed-cat violations are municipal (fine, impoundment). In county parks, an uncontrolled cat violates Ordinance 107 (Minn. Stat. 398.34).
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