Noblesville, IN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Section 90.13 requires every dog or cat owner in the city to keep a permanent means of identification on the animal at all times, on top of any license tag state law or the rest of the code already requires, so a lost or stolen pet's owner can be found quickly. Owners satisfy the rule either with a microchip bearing a registered identification number that a standard scanner can read, or with a permanent tag on a durable collar worn at all times, printed with the owner's current name and telephone number.

Any veterinarian or other person in the city who implants microchips must, at least monthly, send the Noblesville Police Department the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the pet owners along with the corresponding chip numbers, and those records must be produced without a court order. It is unlawful under division (D) to own a dog or cat three months of age or older kept in the city without this permanent identification. Division (E) adds a consequence at the pound: before an impounded dog or cat that lacked permanent identification at impoundment is returned to its owner, the enforcement authority must have a microchip with a registered number implanted in the animal, with the owner paying the cost.

A violation of § 90.13 is a Class A Infraction under § 90.99(A)(1), fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, and each 24-hour period without compliant identification can be charged as a separate offense.