REGULATIONS FOR DOGS|REGULATIONS FOR CATS
DOG & CAT LICENSE FEE|REGULATIONS FOR EXOTIC & WILD ANIMALS*
REGULATION FOR LIVESTOCK, CHICKENS & FOWL
The East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control & Rescue Center has jurisdiction
throughout the parish, including Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary. We are responsible
for the enforcement of Title 14 of the City-Parish Code of Ordinances and are classified
as a public safety and health agency.
The following is a summary of the animal control ordinance and not all of
the regulations are included. For a comprehensive explanation of the animal control
ordinance, see the City-Parish Code of Ordinances
Penalties: Violation of the Animal Control Ordinances
is a misdemeanor. Upon conviction-up to $500 and / or 6 months in jail.
REGULATIONS FOR DOGS All dogs must be registered (licensed) with the Animal Control & Rescue Center and vaccinated
annually against rabies by a veterinarian. There is a $50 fine for not doing so. All dogs must wear a collar and license tag. Hunting, stock and show dogs are
exempt from the requirement while they are being worked or shown. If your dog becomes a nuisance, you may be fined. Examples of a nuisance
would be running at large, attacking other people or animals, chasing cars, making
excessive noise, turning over garbage cans or damaging, soiling or defecating on property
other than the owner's. If you dog is a threat to public health and safety, it may be classified as potentially
dangerous, dangerous or vicious. Strict requirements for continued ownership are
then required. Failure to comply may result in misdemeanor summons and court action. If your dog bites another person, you or the person bitten must report the bite to the
Animal Control & Rescue Center, the police department or the
Sheriff's Office with 24 hours. The dog will be impounded and observed for rabies for 10 days, either at the
shelter, a veterinary clinic or your home depending on the circumstances of the bite. Dogs must be confined at all times either in the owner's home or fenced yard or on
a leash no longer than 6-feet. You must provide proper food, water, shelter and veterinary care for your dog. It
is illegal to abandon or abuse your dog. If your dog is impounded by the Animal Control & Rescue Center, for any reason, and your dog is
wearing a collar and tag, the Center is required to inform you of the situation and let
you know how to redeem your dog. If your dog is impounded, it can be redeemed only: upon payment of a fee of $8 for each day it was impounded, plus an impoundment fine of $40 for the first impounding, $80 for the second impounding and $160 for each subsequent impounding
within two years, if your pet is fertile (not spayed or neutered). or upon payment of a fee of $8 for each day it was impounded, plus an impoundment fine of $30 for
the first impounding, $60 for the second impounding and $120 for each subsequent impounding within two years, if your pet is not fertile (has been spayed or neutered) If your dog is a fertile female while it is in heat it must be secured in such a manner as to
prevent unplanned breeding with a male. DOGS AND DOG PENS
Requirements for keeping or harboring of dogs in yards or
pens may be obtained by calling the Animal Control & Rescue Center. Owners are required to
keep their dog yard or dog pen in compliance for health and safety reasons.
REGULATIONS FOR CATS
All cats must be registered (licensed) with the Animal Control & Rescue Center and vaccinated
annually against rabies by a veterinarian. There is a $50 fine for not doing so.
All cats must wear a collar and license tag. (We recommend a break-away collar for
cats.) Cats being shown in exhibitions are not required to wear collars and tags.
Cats are not required to be on a leash, but they must be confined to the owner's yard or
home or be under the physical control of the owner.
If your cat bites another person, you or the person bitten must report the bite to the
Animal Control & Rescue Center, the police department or the Sheriff's
Office within 24 hours.
The cat will be impounded for at least a 10 day period, using the same criteria as
dog bites.
If your cat becomes a nuisance, you may be fined. Examples of a nuisance would be
attacking other animals, making excessive noise, turning over garbage cans or damaging,
soiling or defecating on property other than the owner's.
You must provide proper food, water, shelter and veterinary care for your cat. It is illegal to abandon or abuse your cat.
If you cat is impounded by the Animal Control & Rescue Center for any reason, and your cat is
wearing a collar and tag, the Center is required to inform you of the situation and let
you know how to redeem your cat.
If your cat is impounded, it can be redeemed only:
upon payment of a fee of $8
for each day it was impounded, plus an impoundment fine of $40 for the
first impounding, $80 for the second impounding and $160 for each
subsequent impounding within two years, if your pet is fertile (not
spayed or neutered). or upon payment of a fee of $8 for each day it was impounded, plus an impoundment fine of $30 for
the first impounding, $60 for the second impounding and $120 for each subsequent impounding within two years, if your pet is not fertile (has been spayed or neutered). If your cat is a
fertile female while it is in heat it must be secured in such a manner as to
prevent unplanned breeding with a male. DOG AND CAT LICENSE FEE
If you own a dog or a cat it is very important to have you pet spayed or neutered.
Ten to twelve million unwanted dogs and cats are destroyed each year because of the
animal overpopulation problem. Those owners who have their pets altered pay a
reduced license fee of $11. the license fee for an unaltered pet is $16. A
veterinarian will license your animal annually, at the same time the anti-rabies
vaccination is given. REGULATIONS FOR EXOTIC AND WILD ANIMALS*
No wild or exotic animals are allowed to be kept as pets.
The Director of the Animal Control & Rescue Center may issue temporary permits to people keeping
injured or infant wild animals.
Zoos, circuses, animal exhibitions and veterinary clinics may exhibit or keep wild or
exotic animals.
Wild or exotic animals include but are not limited to monkeys, raccoons, skunks, wolves,
squirrels, foxes, leopards, lynx, lions, tigers, crocodiles, alligators, caimans and
poisonous snakes.
REGULATIONS FOR LIVESTOCK, CHICKENS AND FOWL
These regulations may be obtained by writing or calling the Animal Control & Rescue Center. Also see of the
Animal Control Ordinance
for more information on Livestock Raising and Keeping.
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