Redondo Beach does not license or leash cats. A maximum of three cats (at least four months old) may be kept per residence. Cats causing nuisance noise fall under RBMC 4-24.502, and feral colonies are not separately regulated in the city code.
Cats are 'domestic' animals under RBMC 5-1.401 and are not subject to the dog licensing or six-foot-leash rules. The city does not require a cat license. Residential keeping is capped at three cats at least four months of age per lot, matching the three-dog limit. There is no city leash or confinement mandate specifically for cats. Nuisance noise from any animal, including cats, is regulated under RBMC 4-24.502, which limits sounds audible at a complainant's property line for more than five minutes per hour. The Redondo Beach code has no dedicated feral-cat or trap-neuter-return ordinance; stray and feral cats are handled through the city's own Animal Control, which since October 2021 shelters animals at the spcaLA South Bay Pet Adoption
Exceeding the three-cat residential limit is enforceable under RBMC Title 5, Chapter 1. Cat nuisance noise is citable under RBMC 4-24.502. There is no cat-license offense because cats are not required to be licensed. Cruelty or neglect is handled under
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