Cats are 'animals' under Escambia County Code and are subject to the same at-large and nuisance rules as dogs, though there is no cat leash mandate. Registered community (feral) cats in the county's TNR program are exempt from the roaming-at-large rule.
Escambia County does not require cats to be leashed, but free-roaming cats still fall under the Chapter 10 animal-nuisance provisions if they damage property, defecate on neighbors' land, or create odors. The county runs a Community Cat Management Initiative under § 10-28: qualified, sterilized, ear-tipped community cats returned through trap-neuter-return are exempt from the roaming-at-large provision of § 10-11(a) but remain subject to the nuisance provisions of § 10-11(e). Owned cats should be licensed and kept current on rabies vaccination, like dogs.
Nuisance behavior by cats is a civil infraction under Code § 10-11, with fines up to $500; unregistered community-cat colonies are not protected by the § 10-28 exemption.
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