Pompano Beach, FL Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)
Key Facts
- Microchip requirement
- All community cats under care
- Also required
- Sterilization, ear-tip, rabies shot
- Registration update window
- 15 days after info changes
- Post-complaint proof deadline
- 15 days to show microchip/spay
- Adopted
- Ord. 2020-42, Feb. 25, 2020
Summary
Pompano Beach does not require microchips for ordinary pets, but § 90.22 mandates microchipping of every community cat under a registered caregiver's care, along with sterilization, ear-tipping and rabies vaccination.
Community cats shall be sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated for rabies, implanted with microchip registered to the community cat caregiver, FELV/FIV tested, provided with FVRCP, leukemia vaccine and any other vaccinations and/or treatments as recommended by the treating veterinarian, and provided with ongoing parasite preventative/treatment. Records of such shall be retained by the community cat caregiver under which the care location is registered for each cat that is being provided with care.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
22, Community Cat Management, sets the terms under which registered caregivers may feed and manage unowned free-roaming cats. Subsection (F) requires that community cats be sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated for rabies, and implanted with a microchip registered to the community cat caregiver, along with FELV/FIV testing and other vet-recommended treatments; the caregiver must keep records for each cat under care. Subsection (M) extends the microchip duty to any unaltered cat a caregiver or rescue takes possession of after a nuisance or feeding complaint under subsections (J), (K) or (L): that person must provide proof of sterilization, vaccination and microchipping within 15 days of receiving the cat.
Registration itself requires a verifiable name, home address and phone number filed with the city, updated within 15 days of any change, with organizations updating annually. A backyard sanctuary caregiver (three or fewer cats on their own property) is exempt from registering or filing a care location, but the microchip and sterilization duties in (F) still attach once cats are under that caregiver's care. Ord. 2020-42, passed February 25, 2020, created the program.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance with § 90.22 is a violation of the section, with penalties assessed under § 90.99: $50 first offense, $100 second offense, $250 third offense, and $500 for a fourth or later offense, plus a $20 delinquency fee if unpaid within 15 days. A caregiver found in violation on three or more occasions loses eligibility to feed or care for community cats in the city under subsection (O).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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