Cats in unincorporated El Paso County must be vaccinated against rabies by four months of age under Texas law. Unrestrained or stray cats may be impounded by the county animal authority under the rabies-control order.
Texas Health & Safety Code Section 826.021 requires the owner of every dog and cat to have the animal vaccinated against rabies by four months of age and revaccinated at intervals set by state rule. In unincorporated El Paso County, the County Animal Welfare Department enforces this requirement and may impound unrestrained or stray cats under the Commissioners Court's rabies-control provisions in Chapter 826. There is no separate countywide numeric limit on cats. Owners are responsible for vaccination, for preventing nuisance conditions, and for humane care. Community and feral cats may be handled through impoundment or trap-neuter-return efforts coordinated with the county's spay/neuter services. A cat that bites a person may be subject to rabies quarantine and observation under state
Unvaccinated or roaming cats may be impounded; owners pay fees and prove rabies vaccination before release, and biting cats face quarantine under state law.
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