Queen Creek, AZ Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Queen Creek regulates dogs far more specifically than cats. Town Code Article 6-2 sets leash, license and rabies-vaccination requirements for dogs, but the code's references to cats are limited; cats are addressed in the impound provision (Sec. 6-2-10, which covers stray dogs 'or any cat impounded') and in the sterilization provision (Sec. 6-2-19, on sterilization of impounded dogs and cats). There is no town leash law for cats and no town cat-license requirement comparable to the dog rules. Cat owners are still subject to the general animal provisions: Section 6-1-1 prohibits keeping animals that disturb the peace through unreasonable odors or loud noises, and Section 6-1-2 prohibits allowing the place where animals are kept to become unclean or unwholesome. Statewide, A.R.S. 13-2910 makes cruelty, neglect or abandonment of any animal (including cats) a crime. Maricopa County Animal Care and Control provides animal-control services in Queen Creek, including handling stray and impounded cats. Owners of free-roaming cats should be aware that a cat impounded by animal control may be subject to the code's sterilization provisions.