Kyle, TX Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Kyle licenses cats the same way it licenses dogs. Under § 5-43(a), every cat four months of age or older kept within the city must be licensed through the animal control officer, the Kyle police department records division, or an approved veterinary clinic, and the owner must first present a current rabies vaccination certificate. A license is valid for the cat's lifetime if the cat is microchipped, registered, and spayed or neutered; otherwise it is valid for one year and must be renewed. Once licensed, § 5-122(b) gives cats a real advantage over dogs: the citywide prohibition on animals running at-large does not apply to a domestic cat that has been vaccinated as required and is wearing both its rabies vaccination tag and city license tag.

That exemption is conditional, though. The prohibition still applies to any cat that is not spayed or neutered by six months of age, and subsection (c)(1)b separately makes it unlawful for any cat, licensed or not, to create a nuisance while off the owner's property. A lost tag can be replaced by the animal control officer or police records division on proof of the year's license payment, and a license can be revoked under § 5-44 after repeated impoundments or chapter 5 convictions, at which point the at-large exemption disappears with it. Counterfeiting or destroying a rabies tag or license certificate is separately unlawful under § 5-45.