Bossier City, LA Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Bossier City's animal chapter has no general microchip requirement for dogs or cats; the citywide identification system for ordinary pets runs on rabies vaccination tags issued under sections 14-81 and 14-82, not implanted chips. The microchip mandate is narrow and triggers only after Animal Control formally classifies an individual dog as dangerous under section 14-64(b).

Once that classification happens, section 14-64(b)(3) gives the owner 30 days to comply with a specific set of mandates. Under subsection (a), the owner must purchase and affix an ACD-supplied dangerous-dog collar the animal wears at all times. Under subsection (b), a computerized microchip is surgically implanted by the Bossier City ACD itself, at the owner's expense, rather than by the owner's own veterinarian; if the dog already carries a chip from before the classification, that existing chip is registered with the ACD instead of implanting a second one.

The microchip sits alongside the ordinance's other dangerous-dog mandates, a posted warning sign at property entry points, a secured pen of at least 64 square feet, and a muzzle and short leash whenever the dog leaves the property, all aimed at tracking and controlling a specific dog Animal Control has already found to be dangerous, not at pet owners generally. The ACD can inspect the enclosure and require notification if the dog escapes, is sold, or dies, using the microchip and collar as identification tools throughout the dog's dangerous-dog status.