Blaine, MN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Section 14-158 governs registration of dogs that have already gone through the dangerous or potentially dangerous determination process in § 14-157. Once a dog reaches that status, no owner may keep it in Blaine unless it is registered with the city animal control authority, and subsection (a) lists what the authority may require before issuing that registration: a photograph of the dog, proof of current rabies vaccination, proof that a microchip has been implanted, a copy of written notice to the property owner if the dog resides at a rental property, a photograph of a proper enclosure, proof of obedience training, and a current city dog license.

Subsection (b) then requires the animal control authority to issue a certificate of registration once those requirements are satisfied. Blaine's Code has no separate microchipping mandate for the general dog and cat population; the rabies-vaccination rule in § 14-76 and the dog-licensing division in §§ 14-134 through 14-136 govern ordinary pets without mentioning microchips at all. In practice, this means a microchip only becomes a documented Blaine city requirement once a dog has been through the § 14-157 dangerous-dog determination and appeal process and is being registered under § 14-158, at which point the animal control authority can add it to the registration file alongside the photograph and enclosure proof.