Our Local Laws provide residents with guidelines for animal keeping. We use these guidelines to make sure that animals are kept humanely and do not create a nuisance or health risk to the community or environment.
You must ensure that all cats kept on your property are desexed.
Local Laws also guide how many cats you can keep on your property. The table below shows how many cats can be kept depending on the property size. You can access our MyLogan tool to find out the size of your property.
| Property type / size (in square metres) |
Allowable Number without needing approval |
Allowable Number needing approval |
|
Units, townhouses, multi-dwelling premises including retirement/mature age villages
|
2 desexed cats
|
Not applicable
|
|
0 to 350
|
2 desexed cats
|
Not applicable
|
|
351 to 2,000
|
2 desexed cats
|
4 desexed cats
|
|
2,000 +
|
4 desexed cats
|
Not applicable
|
|
Foster Carers -Can keep more than the allowable number with a Foster Carer Approval.
|
0
|
Up to 9 subject to approval
|
Animal keeping approvals
To apply for an animal keeping approval, download the Animal keeping approval application for cats(PDF, 334KB).
Multi-dwelling/sub-divided properties
Regardless of how many residential dwellings are located on a single property the allowable number of animals you can keep is based on the size of the property. For example: if a property is 1000 square metres in size, the resident is allowed to keep 2 dogs, this number remains the same even if there is a house and a granny flat on the property. If a resident on a property already has the maximum number of dogs allowed, any additional residents would need to apply for an animal keeping approval for their dog (as this would be considered as an additional animal outside of the limit of the property).
Please remember that if you rent your home you may need your landlord's permission before you can have an animal. The landlord's permission is separate from our laws about the number of animals you can have.
You may need a development approval if you want to keep more cats than an animal keeping approval allows. For more information, please email us at council@logan.qld.gov.au
Enclosure requirements and effective control of cats
Cats living in the City of Logan must be contained within their property boundary. This doesn't mean they can't go outside, but your enclosure must prevent your cat from escaping over, under or through your fence. It is your responsibility to prevent your cat from wandering.
Cats can live permanently indoors very happily but if your cat has been allowed out previously, keeping them indoors can be a challenge.
An outdoor cat enclosure offers the perfect spot to help keep your cat safe, active and contained. Cat proof fencing is another option to prevent your cat from wandering.
What are my obligations as a cat owner?
Aside from pet care essentials, owners must ensure their cat does not:
- wander (leave your property boundary)
- cause harm to human health or safety or cause personal injury
- cause property damage or loss of amenity
- cause damage to environment and wildlife
- result in a nuisance
- enter private property (other than where they usually live) without occupant consent
- result in a danger to traffic
- result in a danger to itself.