Anaheim requires that dogs and cats released from OC Animal Care impound be microchipped, and California state law mandates microchipping before any shelter release, ensuring lost pets can be reunited quickly.
California Food and Agriculture Code section 30503.5 requires every dog and cat released from a public or nonprofit shelter to be microchipped before adoption or owner reclaim. Anaheim residents using OC Animal Care services receive microchip implantation as part of the impound or adoption fee. Owners must keep their contact information current in the chip registry, and Anaheim Police and OC Animal Care officers routinely scan strays in the field to expedite returns. Veterinary clinics and the OC shelter offer low-cost microchip clinics. Failure to maintain accurate registry data is the leading cause of unreturned strays.
Allowing a shelter-adopted animal to remain unchipped, refusing the microchip at reclaim, or leaving outdated registry information can extend stray hold times and increase reclaim fees.
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