The property owner is responsible for their pet. The City of Temple requires that all property owners must have 100% control of their animal. Your pet must be on a leash, in an enclosure or under the control of a person at all times.

The owner of each dog or cat kept within the City of Temple shall have every dog or cat vaccinated against rabies by the time the dog or cat is four months of age and once each year thereafter.

Upon vaccinating any dog or cat, the veterinarian performing such vaccination shall deliver to the animal's owner a numbered metal tag and a certification of vaccination.

It shall be unlawful for an owner to allow a dog or cat over the age of four months to be at large without wearing a current metal vaccination tag issued by a veterinarian during the preceding 12 months.

The maintenance, keeping or possession of wild animals within the limits of the City of Temple is prohibited, unlawful, and declared to be a nuisance.

No person shall keep or maintain rabbits or hares within 150 feet of the residence of any person other than the owner or keeper thereof.

Any questions about these laws, or the laws that are unlisted, can be answered by calling the Animal Services Department: (254) 298-5732