Frisco encourages but does not mandate microchipping for cats and dogs. Frisco Animal Services scans every impounded animal, and microchipped pets with current registration are reunited faster and reclaim fees may be reduced.
Unlike some Texas cities such as Austin and El Paso, Frisco does not require microchips for owned pets. FMC Chapter 6 instead relies on rabies tags and city license tags as the primary identification method. Frisco Animal Services strongly recommends microchipping and scans every animal that comes through the shelter. State law in Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 828 requires shelters to microchip animals before adoption. Owners must keep chip registration current with their up-to-date phone and address; an unregistered chip provides no help.
There are no fines for not microchipping, but a lost unchipped pet without tags risks longer hold periods, higher reclaim fees, and possible adoption out of the shelter.
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