Cedar Rapids, IA Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Any at-large or impounded animal
- Exempt
- Permitted, banded urban chickens
- Cost
- Added to impoundment fee
- Section
- § 23.08(b)
Summary
Cedar Rapids requires a microchip to be implanted in every animal picked up running at large or impounded, except permitted and banded urban chickens, with the cost added to the impoundment fee.
(b)A microchip shall be implanted in all at large and impounded animals other than permitted and banded urban chickens. The microchip identification shall become part of the at large animal's record, and the impoundment fee shall be increased to include the cost of the microchip implantation and registration.(c)A third violation of running at large by an unaltered animal shall result in mandatory spay/neuter of the animal at the owner's expense. (061-11)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24).
Full Breakdown
Section 23.08(b) requires Animal Control to implant a microchip in all at-large and impounded animals, other than permitted and banded urban chickens, at the time of impoundment. The microchip identification becomes part of the animal's record, and the standard impoundment fee is increased to cover the cost of implantation and registration. This mandate applies only to animals that come through impoundment; cats and dogs kept exclusively on the owner's property are not separately required to be chipped, though Sec. 23.05(a) lets a registered microchip substitute for a collar tag.
Violations & Fines
Not a separately fined offense; the microchip is implanted as a condition of processing at impoundment, and its cost is added to the impoundment fee owed before the animal is returned (Sec. 23.08(b)).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Cedar Rapids require all pets to be microchipped?
Can a microchip replace my dog's ID tag?
Sources & Official References
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