Thousand Oaks Title 6 (Animals) requires owned cats over four months to be vaccinated against rabies and identifiable. Conejo Valley Animal Control handles impounds and adoptions. Free-roaming cats causing nuisance may be trapped and surrendered.
Under TOMC Title 6, cat owners must keep current rabies vaccinations and provide identification (collar tag or microchip) so animal control can return strays. Conejo Valley Animal Control, the Ventura County contractor serving Thousand Oaks, operates the Camarillo shelter and responds to nuisance complaints. Cats are not strictly prohibited from roaming, but owners are liable when their pets damage property, defecate on neighbor yards, or threaten protected wildlife in COSCA open space. Repeat nuisance can trigger citations and impound fees.
Unvaccinated, unidentified, or persistently roaming cats trigger impound, redemption fees, citations under TOMC Title 6, and potential nuisance abatement.
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