Glynn County, GA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

There is no separate cat-licensing ordinance in unincorporated Glynn County; cats are folded into the county's Animal Control Ordinance (Chapter 2-4) alongside dogs. Section 2-4-3(d) defines 'Dogs or Cats Running at Large' as a public nuisance animal, or any dog or cat that is not on a leash or within voice control and obedient to its owner; a cat confined to its owner's property is not at large. Section 2-4-5(a) makes it a violation of the ordinance for an owner to let a cat run at large under that definition anywhere in the areas under the Board of Commissioners' jurisdiction, and Section 2-4-5(f) separately requires every cat off its owner's property to wear a collar and identification tag listing the owner's name, address, and phone number.

Section 2-4-8 requires every cat owner to keep a current Certificate of Rabies Vaccination. Glynn County Animal Services, the county's Animal Control Unit, and the Glynn County Police Department enforce the chapter and may impound a cat found in violation under Section 2-4-7. 00 each additional time the same cat is impounded in a year. An owner has seven days from mailed or phone notice to reclaim the cat before Animal Services may put it up for adoption or humanely dispose of it under Sections 2-4-11 and 2-4-12. A cat classified as a public nuisance under Section 2-4-3(m) can be appealed in writing to the Magistrate Court under Section 2-4-13.