Carver County, MN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must microchip
- Owners of dangerous/potentially dangerous dogs only
- Cost borne by
- The dog's owner
- Info reported to
- Animal Control Authority
- If owner refuses
- County may seize dog to implant chip
- Related state law
- Minn. Stat. § 347.515
Summary
Carver County requires a microchip only for dogs already declared dangerous or potentially dangerous, not for pets generally. The owner pays the cost, reports the chip number to Animal Control, and can have the dog seized for implantation if the owner refuses.
It shall be the responsibility of each owner of any dog kept or harbored within the county and determined to be a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog under this chapter, court order, state statute, designation from the Animal Control Authority, or a substantially similar ordinance from another jurisdiction to ensure that a microchip is implanted in the dog for identification. The name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip must be provided to the Animal Control Authority. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, the Animal Control Authority may seize the dog to have a microchip implanted by a qualified veterinarian, clinic or shelter staff. In either case, all costs related to purchase and implantation of the microchip must be borne by the dog's owner.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-20: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 111-2025, passed 7-25-25).
Full Breakdown
09 places the microchip duty on every owner of a dog kept in the county that has been determined dangerous or potentially dangerous, whether that determination came from Carver County's own Chapter 92 process, a court order, state statute, an Animal Control Authority designation, or a substantially similar ordinance from another jurisdiction. The owner must ensure a microchip is implanted for identification and must supply the Animal Control Authority with the microchip manufacturer's name and the identification number. 09 authorizes the Animal Control Authority to seize the dog so a qualified veterinarian, clinic, or shelter staff can implant it.
Either way, the section places all costs of purchasing and implanting the microchip on the dog's owner, not the county. 08(G)(3)(e), which lists a working microchip implanted under Minn. 07(D)(1), which imposes the same microchip requirement on potentially dangerous dogs. There is no general microchipping mandate for ordinary pets anywhere else in the county code; the requirement is triggered solely by a dangerous or potentially dangerous designation.
Violations & Fines
Removing a microchip from a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog is a misdemeanor under § 92.99(B). An owner who refuses to implant a chip risks the Animal Control Authority seizing the dog under § 92.09 and separately risks having the dangerous dog registration certificate withheld or revoked under § 92.08(G) and (I), since the chip is a listed registration requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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