Hidalgo County has no published cat-leash ordinance, but state law applies. Every cat must be vaccinated against rabies under Health and Safety Code Sec. 826.021, and a cat that bites can be quarantined or observed by the county's Rabies Control Authority.
The county's animal-control program treats cats mainly through rabies control. There is no published county cat-leash rule, but Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 826.021 requires the owner to have a cat vaccinated against rabies by four months of age. County Animal Control Officers recover stray cats in the unincorporated areas and deliver them to the Palm Valley Animal Society shelter. Because the Health and Human Services Department serves as the local Rabies Control Authority, a cat involved in a bite can be quarantined or observed; the county enforces state rabies requirements including the quarantine or observation of animals in bite incidents. Keep cats vaccinated and confine any biting cat until animal control clears it.
Keeping an unvaccinated cat violates Sec. 826.021. A cat that bites may be quarantined or observed for rabies, and stray cats in the unincorporated county may be impounded at the Palm Valley shelter.
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