Animal Ordinances in Rapides Parish, LA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Outside Alexandria, Pineville and the parish's other towns, it is unlawful for a chicken or any other kind of poultry to wander onto streets, sidewalks or a neighbor's property inside a recorded subdivision, under § 6-111. Loose horses, cattle, mules, hogs, sheep and goats are impounded parishwide under a separate stock law, and Ward 9 bars hog pens within 500 feet of a subdivision.
Rapides Parish Poultry and Livestock At-Large Rules
Some RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 6-111; § 6-114
It shall be unlawful for the owner, or any representative of the owner, to permit, or suffer, any chickens, or other poultry of any kind, to go upon the streets, sidewalks, public ways or upon the property or premises of another in recognized subdivisions in Rapides Parish outside incorporated municipalities. ... The penalty for a violation of this division shall be a fine of not more than one ...
Cat Rules
Unincorporated Rapides Parish treats free-roaming cats differently depending on ownership. A sterilized, ear-tipped, rabies-vaccinated community cat must be returned to where it was found rather than held, while an owned cat is impounded for at least three days so the owner can reclaim it. Reclaiming costs a five-dollar impounding fee plus one dollar per day of custody, under § 6-1.
Rapides Parish Community Cat Impound Rules
Some RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 6-1
(a)Community cat. Any domestic cat without indication of ownership which lives primarily outside.(b)Response to outdoor cats. Community cats shall be eligible for return to the location where they were found prior to any stray hold provision so long as the cat is sterilized, ear-tipped, and vaccinated for rabies. A community cat that has been impounded which has already been ear-tipped shall be...
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