Yorba Linda allows three adult cats per household with no leash requirement. Cat licensing through Orange County Animal Care is optional unless a household keeps four or more cats, which requires a permit and a Conditional Use Permit.
Cats are covered by both the adopted Orange County ordinance and Yorba Linda's zoning limits. Under Orange County Codified Ordinance 4-1-85, cat licensing is optional; there is no leash law for cats, though rabies vaccination and identification are recommended. A household may keep three adult cats; keeping four or more cats over four months old triggers OCCO 4-1-76 (animal permit) and, under YLMC Chapter 18.20, a Conditional Use Permit from the Planning Commission because four or more is a noncommercial kennel. Cats still fall under general nuisance and cruelty rules, and a cat that becomes a documented nuisance or is running loose in numbers may draw enforcement. Feral-cat and trap-neuter-return activity is handled through Orange County Animal Care programs.
There is no penalty for a normally kept, unlicensed pet cat. Keeping four or more cats without the county animal permit and city Conditional Use Permit is enforceable by Orange County Animal Care. Nuisance and cruelty complaints follow county rules.
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