Lynwood limits cats within the combined three dogs-and-cats household limit and requires cats over four months to be spayed or neutered and microchipped. Unaltered cats may not be allowed outdoors, and cats in heat must be confined.
Cats fall under the LMC 8-1.11 household limit (up to three dogs and cats combined in a single-family home; two cats in a multiple-family unit). LMC 8-1.35 requires every dog and cat over four months to be spayed or neutered and microchipped, unless the owner obtains an unaltered-exempt or hobby-breeder license. LMC 8-1.24 makes it unlawful to allow an unaltered cat four months or older to remain outdoors, and 8-1.35 b3 bars keeping any unaltered cat of that age without an exemption. A female cat in heat must be confined indoors (8-1.26). The code centers dog licensing, but the city's administrator (PetData) states all dogs and cats must be licensed within 30 days; confirm current cat-licensing practice with Animal Control.
Allowing an unaltered cat outdoors, or keeping an unaltered cat over four months without an exemption, is a violation subject to administrative citations and a spay/neuter requirement (LMC 8-1.24, 8-1.35). Nuisance and cruelty rules also apply.
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