Weber County, UT Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Weber County's microchip requirement lives in Chapter 6-5, Impoundment, not as a general pet-ownership mandate. Section 6-5-6, Microchipping Of Animals, states that 'any animal adopted, rescued, or reclaimed from the animal shelter shall be implanted with an identification chip prior to leaving the shelter,' and puts the cost on 'the person/organization adopting/rescuing or reclaiming the animal.' The Weber County Commission sets that fee from time to time, taking into account the cost of materials, so the price is not fixed in the code text itself.

The chip requirement connects to the county's broader redemption process: Section 6-5-3 lists microchipping among the costs an owner must cover to redeem an impounded animal, alongside impound costs, daily board charges, veterinary costs, license and vaccination fees, transportation costs and any restitution for property damage the animal caused. Section 6-5-4 separately requires that any dog or cat adopted out of the shelter be spayed or neutered by a licensed veterinarian within a reasonable time set by the director, so a shelter animal leaving Weber County custody carries both a chip and, for dogs and cats, a spay/neuter obligation before or shortly after release. There is no companion provision in Title 6 requiring microchipping of an animal that never passes through the shelter, such as a dog that has always lived with the same owner.