Davis has no leash law for cats and does not require cat licensing; Yolo County keeps cat licensing voluntary. Cats are regulated mainly through nuisance rules and the adopted Yolo County animal-control code.
The Davis Municipal Code leash rule in Section 5.04.040 applies to dogs, not cats, so cats need not be leashed or confined the way dogs are. Through DMC 5.04.010, Davis adopts Yolo County Code Title 6 as its animal-control law, and Yolo County keeps cat licensing voluntary rather than mandatory, unlike the required dog license for animals over four months old. Cats remain subject to state rabies and animal-welfare law, and a cat that becomes a repeated nuisance can be addressed under city nuisance provisions and the adopted county code. Yolo County Animal Services provides cat rescues, adoptions, low-cost vaccination appointments, and trap programs for feral cats.
There is no cat leash or license citation in Davis. Enforcement is limited to nuisance situations, unvaccinated animals under state rabies law, or cruelty and neglect handled under the adopted Yolo County Code and California law.
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