How Many Cats Can you Legally Own in Yakima?

What is the most amount of cats you can legally own in Yakima, Washington? We find out the answer.

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Cat Families in Yakima

Cats are one of most common pets in the United States. Some countries revere them, some, like here in the United States, become a companion for comfort. There are plenty of reasons to own a cat.

And owning a cat can show a lot about a person one way or another. Some who have one is fine. Two, nice, then the cats have each other. When you have three it seem fine but, okay, that's plenty. It's when it goes to be about 4 and more when you think 'wow, you must really love cats'.

And certainly with the amount of strays as there are in Yakima, some cats just find a new home who let them in and care for them and, suddenly, that cat now has a new home.

But how many cats can you legally have in Yakima?

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How Many Cats are Allowed in Yakima

According to municipal code from the City of Yakima, 6 is the limit.

That's just for Yakima as each town has their own rules so it's not quite a Washington State ruling, just Yakima says no more than 6 cats.

Those cats also must be vaccinated for rabies.

One thing to note about owning a cat in Yakima as they don't require a license. It's not a bad idea to get one, but it's not needed.

Dogs are different as municipal code says you can have no more than 3 dogs.