Pasco, WA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

190 makes cat licensing voluntary: any cat owner may obtain a license for identification purposes upon paying a license fee and providing proof the cat has received a rabies vaccination. 180, which requires every dog to be licensed before seven months of age. Even though licensing is optional, cats are still subject to the chapter's general nuisance and at-large provisions. 030 declares any stray cat running at large within the City a nuisance and authorizes seizure and impoundment, defining a stray as any cat appearing or remaining in a neighborhood or public place without an apparent home.

020 separately makes it unlawful for an owner to let a cat trespass and damage property, injure another's animal, or deposit fecal matter on property that isn't the owner's, also declaring that a nuisance subject to impoundment. 080(1); a licensed cat or one identifiable by implant gets 72 hours instead. 240, though the license fee itself provides no discount or requirement tied to the tag beyond identification purposes.