Los Angeles does not require leashes for cats but mandates current ID tags on outdoor cats and supports a citywide trap-neuter-return program for community cats under LAMC §53.06.5 and §53.69. Owners must prevent nuisance and feeding wildlife.
LAMC §53.06.5 prohibits stray and unrestrained animals causing nuisance, and any cat outside the owner's premises must wear a current identification tag. There is no general leash law for cats, but owners are responsible if their cat damages property or harms wildlife. LAMC §53.69 authorizes LA Animal Services to operate a citywide TNR program: feral cats are trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, ear-tipped, and returned to their colonies. Registered colony caretakers may feed managed colonies, but indiscriminate feeding that attracts coyotes or rats is treated as a nuisance.
Citations issue for untagged outdoor cats, abandoned cats, or feeding that creates a public nuisance. Fines start near one hundred dollars and rise for repeat offenses; chronic nuisance properties can face abatement orders.
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