Plumas County, CA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Cats are lightly regulated in unincorporated Plumas County. The County Code's animal licensing provisions (Sec. 6-1.201 and related sections) require dogs over six months to be licensed, but a corresponding mandatory cat-licensing, cat-leash, or county spay/neuter requirement was not found in the county's commonly cited Animal Services sections. The clearest cat-specific provision is a location restriction: it is unlawful for any person to permit any dog or cat to be on the premises of the County Fairgrounds without permission (except guide dogs). Feather River College campus has a similar restriction on dogs. Beyond these, cats are subject to the same baseline animal protections as other animals: California Penal Code §597 prohibits cruelty, neglect, and abuse of any animal, and California's rabies-control program (which the county's Division of Animal Control is mandated to comply with) governs rabies handling. Because no specific county cat ordinance was located, owners of free-roaming or feral cats should rely on state cruelty/neglect law and contact Plumas County Animal Services for current policies on stray and feral cat handling.