Aurora encourages microchipping as part of annual pet licensing under Chapter 14, with chip numbers logged in the license database to expedite return-to-owner from the Aurora Animal Shelter and reduce impound durations.
Microchipping is not strictly mandated citywide in Aurora but is strongly encouraged and integrated into the pet licensing system under Chapter 14. When residents license dogs and cats, Aurora Animal Services records microchip numbers alongside rabies certificates and contact information. Stray animals scanned at the shelter are matched to owners via local and national chip registries, often allowing reclaim before formal impoundment. Low-cost microchipping is offered at Aurora Animal Services clinics. Owners must update registry contact information when moving across the Adams, Arapahoe, or Douglas County portions of Aurora to ensure successful return.
Failure to license is the citable violation; lack of microchip itself is not a violation but greatly delays reclaim and increases impound fees and potential shelter adoption-out.
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