Lakewood, WA Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

020, keeping it in a securely enclosed and locked pen, keeping it muzzled and on a leash no longer than eight feet when off the owner's property, posting a warning sign with lettering at least two and one-half inches tall, and, under subsection E, implanting a microchip in the dog for permanent identification, with that information kept on record with the microchip company and the offices of the Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County. 025 conditions, including the microchip requirement, to a dog declared fully "dangerous," on top of that classification's own $250,000 liability insurance or bond requirement and dangerous-dog warning sign.

040 separately requires the owner of a microchipped, declared dog to immediately notify the animal control agency if the dog is loose, bites or injures someone, is sold, given away, dies, moves to a new address, or leaves the City of Lakewood, and to give the agency the new owner's name, address, and phone number before any sale or transfer. There is no general Lakewood ordinance requiring microchips for dogs or cats that have not been declared dangerous.