Farmersville, TX Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration required
- cats 6 months+ (§ 11-125(a))
- Tag renewal
- annual, with rabies proof + fee
- Transfer window
- 10 days after new ownership, free
- At-large rule
- leash, pen, or fenced yard required (§ 11-45(b))
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $500/day
Summary
Every cat six months or older in Farmersville must wear a current city metal registration tag under Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-125, issued only after proof of rabies vaccination, and Sec. 11-45 requires cats be confined by a fence, pen, or hand-held leash rather than left to roam.
(a)Registration required. No owner shall have within the city any dog or cat six months of age or older unless such dog or cat is currently registered. A current metal registration certificate issued by the city must be affixed to a collar or harness that must be worn by the dog or cat all times. No dog or cat shall be registered until it has a current vaccination. The city shall annually register and issue identification tags, to any person living in the city who owns or possesses a dog or cat requiring vaccination to prevent rabies. Said issuance will be for the purpose of owner identification in cases where a dog or cat has bitten, scratched, attacked or injured a human being or another animal and in cases where the dog or cat might become impounded, lost or injured.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 11-125(a) makes it unlawful to have any dog or cat six months or older in the city without current registration; a metal tag from the city must be affixed to a collar or harness worn by the animal at all times, issued only once the animal has a current rabies vaccination, and used to identify owners if the animal bites, scratches, attacks, or becomes impounded, lost, or injured. Sec. 11-125(b) requires annual re-application with proof of vaccination and payment of the fee set in the master fee schedule (Appendix A); a lost tag can be replaced for an additional fee.
Sec. 11-125(c) gives a new owner ten days to transfer registration after taking possession, free of charge. Sec. 11-125(d) ties a tag's validity to the vaccination's own validity period, and any cat impounded at the shelter must be registered before it can be redeemed. Separately, Sec. 11-45(b) requires "all animals," a term that includes cats, to be confined at all times, restrained in a securely fenced yard, an enclosed pen or structure, or on a hand-held leash, meaning a free-roaming outdoor cat is technically an at-large violation even without any aggressive incident.
Farmersville's code has no separate feral-colony or trap-neuter-return provision; unregistered or roaming cats are instead handled through the standard impoundment procedure at Sec. 11-91 and the general at-large rule.
Violations & Fines
Keeping an unregistered cat, or letting one run at large unconfined, is a Chapter 11 misdemeanor under Sec. 11-46, fined up to $500.00 per offense under the Code's general penalty at Sec. 1-3, with each day of the violation counted as a separate offense; the animal control officer can impound the cat under Sec. 11-45 and Sec. 11-71, and it cannot be redeemed until it is registered.
Frequently Asked Questions
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