Jefferson Parish licenses cats like dogs and regulates outdoor feeding of feral or community cats. On residentially zoned property, food left out for feral cats may not stay accessible longer than 30 minutes at a time (90 minutes per 24 hours), gravity feeders are banned, and fed cats must be
Cats over four months old must be licensed and rabies-vaccinated under Section 7-66. Section 7-33 governs cat colonies: on residentially zoned property, food for feral or community cats may not be left accessible more than 30 minutes at a time, or more than 90 minutes in any 24-hour period, unless a person is present and supervising. Food may not be placed directly on the ground or in disposable plates, containers must be removed promptly, and gravity feeders are prohibited. Feeders must ensure fed cats are sterilized, marked, and rabies-vaccinated (or be making good-faith efforts to trap and sterilize them), may not feed within 50 feet of a high-traffic area or intersection, and may not feed on another person's property without
Violations of the cat-colony rules are punished under Section 1-10 of the Code and may also be subject to a civil suit under Section 1-11. Lafreniere Park has its own separate feeding rules.
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