San Jose licenses cats under SJMC chapter 6.04, requires current rabies vaccination, and expects ID on outdoor cats. There is no leash law for cats, but owners must prevent nuisances. Animal Care and Services runs licensing, low-cost clinics, and a community cat program.
SJMC chapter 6.04 directs San Jose Animal Care and Services to license dogs and cats over four months old, with proof of current rabies vaccination. Outdoor cats must wear ID so impounded animals can be returned quickly. San Jose has no general cat leash law, but owners remain liable for property damage, harassment of wildlife, and sanitation problems caused by free-roaming pets. The city supports a managed community cat program: feral cats are trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, ear-tipped, and returned to colonies. Indiscriminate feeding that draws coyotes, rats, or odor complaints is enforced as nuisance.
Citations issue for unlicensed cats, lapsed rabies vaccinations, and nuisance feeding that attracts wildlife or rats. Fines typically start near one hundred dollars per offense and escalate; chronic nuisance properties may receive abatement orders.
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