Lee's Summit, MO Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)
Key Facts
- Mandatory for
- Lifetime-licensed pets and dangerous dogs
- Not required for
- Standard annually-licensed pets
- Cost
- Borne entirely by the owner
- Registration duty
- Report chip number + ownership changes
- Noncompliance
- Lifetime license revoked or dog seized
Summary
Lee's Summit doesn't require every pet to be microchipped, but it does mandate it in two situations: any dog or cat covered by a one-time lifetime license, and any dog declared dangerous. Both must be implanted with a chip approved by the Supervisor of Animal Control and registered with the national database.
D. Any person who receives a lifetime license must have such dog or cat implanted with an identifying microchip in a manner approved by the Supervisor of Animal Control. The owner or keeper shall then provide the Supervisor of Animal Control the microchip number, and shall notify the supervisor and the registry applicable to the implanted chip of any change of ownership of the dog or cat, or any change of address or telephone number. Any costs associated with the microchip shall be born by the owner or keeper.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 55 | Unified Development Ordinance: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
Section 5-114(D) ties microchipping to the lifetime license option: any person who receives a lifetime license must have the dog or cat implanted with an identifying microchip in a manner approved by the Supervisor of Animal Control, and the owner must then give the Supervisor the microchip number and notify both the Supervisor and the chip's national registry of any change in ownership, address or phone number, with the cost of the microchip borne entirely by the owner. Skipping the annual rabies certificate or the microchip lets the City revoke the lifetime license under Section 5-114(B), which forces the owner back onto the standard annual license and May 1 renewal deadline under Division 2.
Section 5-84(K) imposes the same microchip mandate on any dog that has been declared dangerous, again at the owner's expense, within the same notice requirements to the Supervisor of Animal Control. Owners who choose the ordinary annual license rather than the lifetime option or a dangerous-dog declaration are not required to microchip their pet under City code.
Violations & Fines
Failing to microchip a dangerous dog is a violation of Section 5-84(L), enforceable under Section 1-13 with up to a $500 fine or 90 days in jail and immediate seizure of the dog; failing to microchip after taking a lifetime license simply lets the City revoke that license under Section 5-114(B), returning the owner to annual licensing and fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
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