City of Fort Collins

1. All dogs and cats over 4 months of age must have a license – regardless if the animal is kept indoors or not.

2. To obtain a license the owner must provide proof of a current rabies vaccination.

3. All cats and dogs must wear a rabies tag and license on a collar.

4. No owner or keeper of an animal shall fail to provide that animal with sufficient good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care, when necessary, and such other care as is customary and necessary for the animal's health and well-being.

5. No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork, otherwise abuse or needlessly kill an animal.

6. All pet animals, except birds, shall be kept under restraint. It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any pet animal, except birds, to permit such animal to be at large in the City.

For exact wording of laws and other information concerning pets in Fort Collins, please see http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/municipal/chapter4.htm#sec4d116