Logan, UT Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Logan's animal code treats a cat as an animal for the at-large rule. Section 6A.02.030 defines animal to include dogs and cats, and defines a cat as any age feline of the domestic type. Section 6A.08.020 then makes it unlawful for any animal to run at-large. An animal is at-large when it is off the owner's property and not under immediate control by a durable restraint device, or when it is on the owner's property and not securely confined by a leash, building, fenced area, appropriate transport device or other effective means. Another person's actions or failure to act is no defense to prosecution. Exceptions include animals on the owner's private property under direct and effective sound or gesture control and within sight of the owner, and areas and times authorized and posted by Logan City.

Section 6A.08.090 is the cat-specific rule: the owner or person in charge of a female cat in heat must, in addition to restraining her from running at-large, keep her constantly confined in a building or secure enclosure so she does not attract other animals by scent or come into contact with other dogs or cats. Section 6A.06.040 requires a license for dogs over four (4) months old and does not mention cats. Cats do count toward the household limit of four (4) cats in § 6A.06.010.

Under § 6A.12.010, cats are vaccinated for rabies at four (4) months of age and again at fifteen (15) months, then every thirty six (36) months. A finder of a lost or strayed animal notifies animal control within seventy two (72) hours (§ 6A.08.030). Any animal adopted, rescued or reclaimed from the animal shelter is implanted with an identification chip before leaving (§ 6A.10.060).

For community cats, § 6A.02.030 defines feral cats as cats that exist in a wild state, determined not to have an owner. It defines a community cat program as a feral cat program under Utah Code section 11-46-301 et seq., and a trap-neuter-return program as one conducted with the approval of Logan City animal control. The definition of owner excludes a trap-neuter-return program.