New Orleans Ch. 4 requires cats over four months to wear current rabies tags and prohibits any cat from running at large or causing nuisance on neighboring property under city animal-control authority.
Under Code Ch. 4, all cats over four months must be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed Louisiana veterinarian and wear the issued tag. Owners may not allow cats to roam onto another's property, defecate in neighbor yards, or form unmanaged colonies without TNR sponsorship. Louisiana SPCA holds the city contract and operates the impound on Japonica Street. Trap-Neuter-Return programs are recognized when cats are sterilized, ear-tipped, and registered with a caretaker. Repeated nuisance complaints can lead to citation, mandatory sterilization, or impound fees.
Citations start around fifty dollars per offense plus boarding fees at the LA-SPCA shelter; repeat violations and unvaccinated cats trigger higher fines and possible court summons.
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