Salt Lake City requires every cat over four months to be licensed and rabies vaccinated under Title 6, and prohibits owners from allowing cats to trespass on neighboring property or run at large in public areas.
Chapter 6.20 of the SLC Code requires cat licensing identical to dogs, including proof of current rabies vaccine. Licenses are discounted for spayed or neutered animals. While Utah allows free-roaming cats by tradition, SLC Code 6.04.290 makes any animal that habitually trespasses, defecates, or sprays on another property a public nuisance. Animal Services may impound stray cats; unclaimed cats are routed to partner shelters such as Best Friends and Salt Lake County Animal Services. Owners reclaim impounded cats only after paying licensing, vaccination, and boarding fees.
Unlicensed or unvaccinated cats trigger fines starting near $50 plus impound fees. Repeated nuisance trespass complaints may escalate to misdemeanor citations and civil claims from neighbors.
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