Columbus does not require all owned pets to be microchipped, but every dog and cat adopted through Columbus Animal Care & Control or Capital Area Humane Society is microchipped before going home, and owners are urged to keep registration current.
There is no city ordinance forcing microchip implantation on all pets in Columbus. However, CMACC and Franklin County partner shelters microchip every adopted dog and cat as part of standard intake processing, with the chip registered to the new owner at adoption. Lost pets brought to CMACC are scanned at intake; chipped owners are contacted before stray-hold timers begin. Ohio Revised Code §955.011 references electronic identification as acceptable for dog licensing alongside the metal tag. Owners are responsible for updating contact information when they move; outdated registration is the leading reason microchipped animals still go unclaimed.
Failing to update microchip registration is not a violation, but owners who let chipped pets roam still face leash, at-large, and license citations under CCC §2327 and ORC Chapter 955.
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