Placer County does not require cat licenses, but optional cat licenses may be issued on request with a valid rabies certificate. Cats count toward the zoning dog/cat household limits (four in residential zones). Feral cats are recognized and handled under California Food & Agricultural Code Section 31752.5.
Placer County's animal ordinance treats cats more permissively than dogs. There is no mandatory cat license; however, Section 6.12.010(J) provides that, at an owner's request and upon showing a valid rabies vaccination certificate, the County may issue a cat license and collect an annual fee. Cats are counted in the household animal limits set by zoning Section 17.56.050(F)(16) - generally four cats (or a combination of four dogs and cats) in RS and RM residential zones, with higher limits in agricultural and forest zones. The County Code does not impose a cat leash or at-large requirement specific to cats in the way it does for dogs; the general 'at large' definition for non-dog animals refers to confinement appropriate to the species. 'Feral cats' are defined by reference to California Food & Agricultural Code Section 31752.5 as cats with temperaments that are completely unsocialized, and impounded cats are handled and held consistent with state-law holding periods. Impounded cats made available for adoption must be spayed or neutered before release under Section 6.20.050.
Cat ownership itself is not penalized, but exceeding the zoning household cat limit without a kennel/cattery permit is a zoning violation. Abandoning any animal, including a cat, in Placer County is unlawful under Section 6.08.010(I).
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