Lakeville, MN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

The City of Lakeville, Minnesota does not require every dog or cat owner to microchip a pet. The microchip duty is triggered only by a dangerous dog designation. Under City Code section 5-1-9(B)(1)(e)(1), once the city serves an owner with a notice that a dog is potentially dangerous, the owner must have a microchip implanted for identification and give the city animal control authority the microchip manufacturer's name and the serial identification number within thirty days of the owner's receipt of that notice, or within ten days if the dog is later found within the city, whichever comes first.

If the dog is instead determined to be a dangerous dog, sections 5-1-9(B)(2)(d)(2) and 5-1-9(B)(2)(g)(3) both require the owner to have the microchip implanted, and to give the animal control authority the same manufacturer and serial number information, within fourteen days of the dangerous dog determination. The notice of potentially dangerous dog that the city serves under section 5-1-9(B)(1)(b) must itself spell out the microchip order as one of its required elements, along with the criminal penalties for noncompliance. The animal control authority for Lakeville is the Lakeville Police Department, which tracks the reported chip information alongside the dog's registration and any relocation notices the owner must also file within ten days of a move, and alongside the annual dangerous dog registration renewal the code separately requires.