Taylor, MI Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Cats 6 months and older
- Grace period
- 5 days after acquisition
- Rabies certificate
- Required, valid over 90 days
- Reduced fee window
- Licenses issued after June 1
- Governing law
- City Code §§ 6-80, 6-81, 6-82
Summary
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, City Code Section 6-80 requires every cat six months or older to be licensed within five days of acquisition, Section 6-81 conditions that license on a current rabies certificate, and Section 6-82 sets regular and reduced license fees by city council resolution.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to own, possess or harbor a dog or cat six months of age or over for a period of five days or more without first having obtained a license therefor. A person who violates this section shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction and subject to all of the provisions, remedies and sanctions set forth in section 1-13 of the Taylor Code of Ordinances. ... The applicant shall submit a certificate that the dog/cat has been immunized against rabies within the year preceding the date of the application, or the dog owner has a valid three-year rabies vaccination certificate, and further, such certificate must have an expiration date of more than 90 days from the date it is submitted. ... (a)Fees for dog or cat licenses shall be as follows:(1)Regular fee. A fee as prescribed by resolution of the city council shall be charged for each dog or cat.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 6, Division 2 of Taylor's animal ordinance treats cats exactly like dogs for licensing purposes. Section 6-80 makes it unlawful to own, possess, or harbor a dog or cat six months of age or older for five days or more without a license, and a violation is a municipal civil infraction under Section 1-13 of the Taylor Code. Section 6-81 spells out the application: an owner has 30 days after moving into the city, or five days after acquiring a cat six months or older, to apply through the city clerk's office or the animal control officer, and the application requires a current rabies certificate.
That certificate must show immunization within the preceding year, or a valid three-year rabies vaccination, and it must carry an expiration date more than 90 days out; a certificate expiring within 90 days gets the application rejected until the owner submits a renewed one and secures a renewed license within 90 days. Section 6-82 sets fee tiers, each amount fixed by resolution of the city council rather than the ordinance itself: a regular fee for a timely license and a reduced fee for a cat licensed after June 1 if the owner proves it was not owned, six months old, or a city resident before May 1.
Violations & Fines
Owning or harboring an unlicensed cat six months or older for five days or more is a municipal civil infraction under Section 6-80, carrying the sanctions set out in Section 1-13 of the Taylor Code of Ordinances. Submitting a rabies certificate that expires within 90 days gets the license application rejected outright until the owner files a renewed certificate and secures a renewed license within 90 days.
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