Taylorsville, UT Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Owned cat license
- Required annually, § 8.05.001
- Feral cat exemption
- No license needed, § 8.05.010(C)
- Colony caretaker exemption
- Permit-free with 4 conditions, § 8.04.017(B)
- Waste removal
- At least every 7 days
- At-large rule
- Applies to cats too, § 8.07.008
Summary
Every dog, cat, and ferret kept in Taylorsville must be individually licensed under § 8.05.001, but feral cats are carved out: § 8.05.010(C) exempts feral cats from licensing outright, and § 8.04.017(B) exempts anyone who feeds and shelters a feral cat colony from permit requirements as long as they follow the City's colony-care conditions.
B. People or organizations providing care for feral cat colonies shall be exempt from permit requirements. Custodians of such cat colonies shall: 1. Obtain permission from the owner of the property whereupon shelter and food is provided; 2. Take responsibility for feeding the cat colony regularly throughout the year, while ensuring that the feeding area(s) is secure from insect, rodent, and other vermin attraction and harborage; 3. Maintain contact with governmental agencies to ensure sterilization, vaccination, and ear tipping of all adult feral cats that can be captured; and 4. Remove droppings, spoiled food, and other waste from the premises as often as necessary and at least every seven (7) calendar days, to prevent odor, insect, or rodent attraction or breeding, or any other nuisance.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.05.001 requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets in the City to be licensed annually to a resident eighteen or older, with the license tied to a current rabies vaccination under § 8.05.003, but § 8.05.010(C) specifically exempts feral cats, defined elsewhere in Title 8 as cats that live outdoors, have no owner or handler, and aren't used to human contact, from that licensing duty. Anyone caring for a feral cat colony, rather than a single feral cat, is likewise exempt from the Title's permit system under § 8.04.017(B), but only on four conditions: the custodian must have the property owner's permission for the feeding site, feed the colony regularly year-round while keeping the feeding area secured against insects and rodents, stay in contact with the appropriate government agencies so adult cats that can be trapped get sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped, and clear away droppings, spoiled food, and other waste from the site at least once every seven calendar days.
A domestic, owned cat that isn't part of a feral colony still needs the standard license, a tag worn on its collar under § 8.05.009, and is subject to the general running-at-large prohibition of § 8.07.008 the same as a dog, since that section covers 'any animal.'
Violations & Fines
Failing to license an owned cat, or failing to meet the feral-colony custodian conditions in § 8.04.017(B), such as skipping the seven-day waste removal or losing property-owner permission, exposes a caregiver to enforcement as a Title 8 violation, carrying the $25-per-day civil penalty under § 18.05.050 (capped at $5,000) or removal of the exemption and treatment of the colony as unpermitted animal-keeping.
Frequently Asked Questions
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