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CAT STATUTES

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In California, every person who willfully abandons any domestic cat or dog is guilty of a misdemeanor.

In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

In San Jose, California, it is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs.

In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

In Sterling, Colorado, cats may not run loose without having been fit with a tail light.

In Columbus, Georgia, cats may not yowl after 9 o'clock p.m.

In Zion, Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

French Lick Springs, Indiana, once passed a law requiring all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.

In Topeka, Kansas, you are breaking the law if you live within the city limits and own more than five cats at a time.

In Kentucky, dogs are not allowed to attack or bother cats, though they can legally fight with each other.

In Baltimore, Maryland, it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.

In Reed City, Michigan, you may not keep a pet cat and a pet bird on the same premises.

In Hibbing, Minnesota, it shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat.

In International Falls, Minnesota, cats are not allowed to chase dogs up telephone poles.

In Kansas City, Missouri, the installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

In Cresskill, New Jersey, all cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.

In Barber, North Carolina, fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.

In Virginia, state law prohibits a dogcatcher from bothering cats while looking for dogs.

In Alderson, West Virginia, you are allowed to keep a lion as a household pet; but it must not be allowed to run wild on the streets.

In Alderson, West Virginia, one may not walk a lion, tiger, or leopard, even if it's on a leash.

In Madison, Wisconsin, the law will not allow joint custody of a family pet when a couple divorces. The animal is legally awarded to whoever happens to have possession of it at the time of the initial separation.

In Shorewood, Wisconsin, no more than two dogs or cats can be owned by the same family.