Frisco requires cats four months or older to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with Frisco Animal Services. Owners should keep cats on their property; at-large cats may be impounded under FMC Chapter 6.
Frisco Municipal Code Chapter 6 treats cats and dogs together for rabies vaccination, registration tags, and at-large rules. Cats four months and older need a current rabies shot and a city tag. While Texas law does not require a cat leash, Frisco prohibits any animal from running at large; free-roaming cats trapped by neighbors or Animal Services can be impounded at the Frisco Animal Shelter. Owners pay impound, boarding, and vaccination fees to reclaim. Outdoor community cat colonies are not formally recognized; trap-neuter-return is informal and discretionary.
At-large violations and unvaccinated cats result in impoundment, citations, and shelter reclaim fees that climb daily until the animal is retrieved.
Frisco, TX
Feeding feral hogs, coyotes, and stray animals is prohibited in Frisco. Bird feeders and squirrel feeding are permitted but must not create nuisance conditions.
Frisco, TX
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Frisco, TX
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