The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter:
Microchip.
A small radio frequency identification device that is inserted between the shoulder blades of an animal and is inert until activated by a scanner. The microchip provides specific information about an animal’s identity.
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)
(a) 
All dogs or cats in the corporate city limits must be microchipped.
(b) 
All dogs or cats will be microchipped prior to leaving the animal shelter.
(c) 
All impounded dogs or cats shall have a microchip inserted between its shoulder blades before being released to its owner. The owner of the dog or cat shall pay the cost for this procedure in addition to the impoundment fees.
(d) 
Any dog or cat that is adopted from the animal shelter shall have a microchip inserted between its shoulder blades and the animal’s new owner shall pay the cost for this procedure.
(e) 
The microchip fee is not refundable and may be used only for the dog or cat for which it was issued.
(f) 
Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a community ear tipped cat.
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to do any act required herein. It shall not be necessary to allege or prove specific mental intent in order to prosecute such misdemeanor. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(b) 
Any person who has been previously found guilty of violating this article and is subsequently found guilty of violating this article shall be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor, second offense, and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor in a sum more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(c) 
Any person found guilty and convicted under this article for a third offense shall be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor and be fined in an amount not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)