Pico Rivera has no cat leash law, but keeping four or more cats over four months old is a kennel. SEAACA provides cat licensing, spay/neuter and impound services for the city.
Cats are treated more permissively than dogs in Pico Rivera. There is no leash or confinement requirement specific to cats in the municipal code. However, the Title 6 kennel definition applies to cats: any premises with four or more cats over four months old is a kennel, effectively limiting a household to three cats without separate zoning approval. SEAACA, the city's animal control agency, offers cat licensing, low-cost spay and neuter, vaccination and microchipping, and impounds stray cats. Nuisance provisions apply to any animal, including cats, whose noise or conditions interfere with a neighbor's comfortable enjoyment of property, and unsanitary keeping is prohibited. Feral and community cats are handled through SEAACA rather than a dedicated ordinance.
Keeping four or more cats over four months old without kennel authorization violates the code. Cats creating documented noise or sanitation nuisances can be abated, and stray cats may be impounded by SEAACA.
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