Louisville Metro Code Chapter 91 requires cats four months and older to be licensed, vaccinated for rabies, and either confined indoors or on the owner's property; community-cat trap-neuter-return programs operate through LMAS partners.
Owners must license each cat annually with LMAS; reduced fees apply for spayed or neutered animals. Rabies vaccination must be current, and tags worn or microchips registered. Cats found at large may be impounded at the LMAS Manslick Road shelter, with reclaim fees scaled by the number of prior pickups. LMAS coordinates with No Kill Louisville and Alley Cat Advocates to operate TNR (trap-neuter-return) programs for community cats, and ear-tipped cats are returned to caretakers rather than euthanized when healthy.
Citations of $25-$100 for unlicensed or unvaccinated cats, plus impound fees, daily boarding charges, and rabies-quarantine costs after bite incidents under Chapter 91 enforcement.
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