Strange Cat Owning Laws That Actually Got Passed

Cat And Dog Tips
Cat And Dog Tips
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2 min readJul 19, 2020

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Cat owners are likely to be unaware how owning a cat could unwittingly put them at odds with the law in certain places in the world.

We have, to be fair, no idea if the following seemingly extreme laws affecting cat owners have ever been enforced but the fact that they got passed is perhaps interesting in itself!

Keep A Tight Rein On Your Cat In Minnesota, USA

Believe it or not, a law was passed in International Falls in Minnesota making it illegal for owners to allow their cats to chase a dog up a telegraph pole!

Maybe Consider Living A Good Distance From A Bakery Here

Minnesota served up another crazy cat law in Duluth. A law was passed here prohibiting a cat from sleeping in a bakery!

A Bizarre Cat And Bird Law

A law forbidding the keeping of cats and birds at the same address was passed in Reed City, Michigan.

Keep Your Cat Quiet In The Evening To Stay Legal Here!

Cat owners in Columbus, Georgia may have been scratching their heads in disbelief when a law was passed forbidding their cats to ‘Yowl’ after 9pm!

The Permit Queue Shouldn’t Be Too Long!

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