Eagan, MN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Microchipping in Eagan is tied specifically to a potentially dangerous dog declaration, not a general pet-identification rule. Under Eagan City Code § 10.11, Subd. 7.E, once a dog is declared potentially dangerous and no timely appeal is filed with the city clerk, the owner must implant a microchip in the dog within 14 days of the notice date and give the city the microchip manufacturer's name and the identification number. If the owner appeals and the hearing officer upholds the potentially dangerous finding, the 14-day microchip clock instead runs from the date of the hearing officer's written findings.

The owner bears all costs of purchasing and implanting the chip. The same subdivision requires the owner to keep the dog under physical restraint at all times, including during any appeal, until the declaration is properly rescinded; an owner using a buried electronic barrier or collar system for that restraint must file proof of the system's purchase and installation with the police chief within five days. Subd. 7.F extends the microchip duty to a dog already declared potentially dangerous by another jurisdiction: within seven days of implantation, that owner must also give Eagan the manufacturer's name and identification number if the dog is kept in the city more than 48 hours.