Collierville, TN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Two sections of the Collierville Code of Ordinances speak to microchips and permanent identification. Section 94.26(C)(1) sets impound hold times at Collierville Animal Services. Any impounded animal with a known owner or some form of identification, and the code lists microchip, rabies tag, ID tags and the like, is held for at least five working days so the owner can reclaim it. An unlicensed animal lacking any form of identification is held for at least three working days beginning with the date of seizure. At the end of the hold the animal can be assessed for adoption after vaccination and spay or neuter, placed with a rescue partner, or humanely euthanized if deemed unadoptable. The owner regains possession by complying with the vaccination and licensing provisions and paying the impoundment, boarding, vaccination and other fees the Town has established.

The provision that obliges an owner to identify a dog permanently is § 94.62(A)(3), in the dangerous/vicious dog subchapter. Within 10 days after the Court declares a dog dangerous/vicious, the owner must obtain a registration receipt and tag. The Town or its designee issues registration only to persons at least 18 years of age who show, among other items, a method of permanently identifying the dog, such as a tattoo on the inside thigh, electronic implantation, or another method acceptable to the Town's Animal Care Services Supervisor. The owner must also buy a dangerous/vicious dog tag that the dog wears at all times, and registration is renewed annually.

The ordinary licensing section, § 94.20, rests on a rabies vaccination and registration for dogs and cats over five months of age and does not itself mention a chip.