Anchorage, AK Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Microchip. To insure correct identification, all classified animals shall be implanted with a permanent microchip to identify the animal and its owner.

D. Insurance. The chief animal control officer may require that the owner of an animal classified as level three or four furnish proof of liability insurance in the amount of at least $100,000.00 for bodily injury to or the death of any person or domestic animal. If required, the policy shall be on file in the animal control office and shall be required to be kept current throughout the ownership of the animal. Failure to maintain the insurance is just cause for the animal to be immediately impounded by the chief animal control officer and, if the insurance is not reinstated and proof filed with the animal care and control center within seven days, the animal shall be forfeited to the municipality.

E. Warning sign. The owner or custodian of a level three or four classified animal shall display a sign at all fence entrances and secure enclosures on the property where the animal is kept, containing a visual and written warning that there is a potentially dangerous animal on the property. The owner or custodian shall not permit the warning sign to be removed from the secure enclosure.

F. Written verification of spay or neuter. The chief animal control officer may require the animal owner to provide written verification that the classified animal has been spayed or neutered.

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