Roseville, MN Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Section 501.05(a) of the Roseville City Code requires the owner of any dog or cat kept or maintained within the corporate limits and three months of age or older to obtain a license. The license must be obtained within 30 days of acquiring the animal or within 30 days of becoming a city resident. Owners who are temporary visitors within the city for 30 days or less are excluded. Licenses come from the city or an entity it designates, at fees set in the city fee schedule, and the application requires the owner's address and phone number and proof of current rabies vaccination.

The code offers two license types. The two-year license is the minimum requirement, must be renewed within 30 days of expiration, and depends on a licensed veterinarian's certification of current rabies vaccination. Fees must include differential rates based on whether the animal is non-sterilized, non-sterilized and electronically tagged, sterilized, or sterilized and electronically tagged, with higher fees for non-sterilized animals without electronic tags. A lifetime license is available for sterilized animals only, requires proof of rabies vaccination every two years, and can be revoked without refund if vaccinations lapse. License holders must notify the city within ten days of an address change or change of ownership.

Section 501.07 requires a collar with the license and vaccination tags attached, worn at all times, and section 501.06 bars transferring a tag from one animal to another.

On roaming, section 501.02 says no animal shall be allowed by its owner to run at large, and animals in heat must be confined. Section 501.09 lets the city seize and impound any dog or cat found running at large or without valid tags displayed, off the owner's premises, and holds impounded animals at least five regular business days.

Feral cats are a separate matter: section 407.02 lists feral cats as wild animals, so the section 407.03 feeding ban and its $100.00 first fine apply to feeding them.