Tulsa requires cats four months and older to wear current rabies tags and to be licensed through Tulsa Animal Welfare. Free-roaming and nuisance cats may be impounded under Title 5 and Title 6 of the Revised Ordinances.
Title 5 (Animal Welfare) and Title 6 (Animals) require Tulsa cat owners to vaccinate cats against rabies by four months of age and renew annually with a city license. Owners must display tags or microchip identification. Cats causing repeated nuisance—damaging property, defecating on neighbors' lawns, or roaming as strays—may be trapped and impounded. Tulsa supports community-cat trap-neuter-return programs through partner shelters. Reclaim fees, sterilization surcharges, and rabies-quarantine costs apply when impounded cats are unvaccinated. Violations are prosecuted in Tulsa Municipal Court as Class A or B offenses.
Unlicensed cats, missing rabies vaccination, or repeated nuisance roaming can result in impoundment fees, sterilization surcharges, fines, and Tulsa Municipal Court citations.
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