Plano requires cats to be vaccinated against rabies and registered, and discourages free-roaming cats under Chapter 4. Trapped nuisance cats may be impounded by Plano Animal Services and reclaimed only with proof of vaccination.
Plano City Code Chapter 4 covers domestic cats alongside dogs, requiring current rabies vaccination and registration tags. Owners are responsible for keeping cats from creating nuisances on neighboring property, including damage to gardens, persistent yowling, or spraying. Plano Animal Services lends humane traps in some nuisance cases and accepts surrendered or impounded cats at the Plano Animal Shelter. Unaltered cats picked up at large face higher reclaim fees, and Plano runs trap-neuter-return programs for community cats with partner rescues. State rabies law under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 826 underpins local enforcement.
Citations of roughly 50 to 200 dollars for unvaccinated or unregistered cats, plus impound and daily boarding fees that climb if the cat is not altered or microchipped.
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