Long Beach requires cats four months and older to be licensed and rabies-vaccinated under LBMC Chapter 6.16, with feral colony caretakers regulated through the city Trap-Neuter-Return program.
Long Beach is one of few California cities licensing cats. LBMC section 6.16.020 requires every cat over four months old to wear a current city license tag, and section 6.04.060 mandates rabies vaccination from a licensed veterinarian. Outdoor and community cats are addressed through LBACS Trap-Neuter-Return, which exempts ear-tipped sterilized cats from impound. Cat owners may not allow animals to roam onto neighbors' property repeatedly under nuisance provisions in section 6.16.190. Fees are reduced for spayed or neutered cats and waived for low-income seniors with proof of eligibility.
First-offense unlicensed cat citations run $50 to $100, escalating with rabies-vaccination violations to $250; chronic roaming cats may be impounded with $35 daily boarding fees against the owner.
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