La Habra has few laws specific to cats. Municipal Code Chapter 6.22 caps each street address at four cats over four months and one unspayed female. There is no cat leash law, but the city recommends a dusk-to-dawn curfew, and female cats in heat may not run at large.
Cats in La Habra are covered by Chapter 6.22, and the city's Pet Ownership guide notes cats fall in a different category from dogs, with 'few laws relating specifically to cats.' The code limits any street address to no more than four cats over four months of age, unless the location is a licensed clinic, pet shop, or cat kennel. It also allows no more than one unspayed female cat per address, and prohibits letting a female cat in heat stray or be at large in public. Unlike dogs, cats are not subject to a leash law in La Habra. The city strongly recommends keeping cats indoors, or at least curfewing them dusk to dawn. There is no cat-license mandate.
Keeping more than four cats or more than one unspayed female cat per address, or letting a female cat in heat run at large, violates Chapter 6.22 and may be cited by La Habra Animal Control.
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