Frisco, TX Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Frisco Code of Ordinances § 14-10(e)(6) requires a pet store to implant a microchip containing the new owner's current information before it sells or transfers a dog or cat, unless a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing that the animal is medically unfit for the implanting procedure; the ordinance specifically states that age alone never counts as medical unfitness. Animal services enforces compliance through its inspection program under § 14-10(e)(8), visiting every pet store that offers dogs or cats for sale at least once per calendar quarter, and every other pet store at least once a year, more often if animal services deems it necessary.

A separate, stricter microchip rule applies once an animal has been adjudicated dangerous by the municipal court: § 14-12(k)(3) gives the owner 30 days to have a licensed veterinarian implant a microchip and to give animal services the chip's alphanumeric code, and makes failure to microchip, prove it, or present the animal for scanning a separate offense for each day it continues. Section 14-21 authorizes animal services officers, peace officers, and other city-authorized personnel to issue citations for any Chapter 14 violation, and no culpable mental state is required unless the specific provision says otherwise.