Port Orange, FL Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

The microchip requirement sits inside the mandatory spay/neuter ordinance at Section 10-19(b)(2)b. It only applies to owners who are seeking an unaltered animal permit, the exception that lets a cat or dog over six months old remain unspayed or unneutered because it shows, breeds, works in law enforcement, serves as a service animal, or is medically unfit for surgery. As a condition of that permit, the owner must have the animal microchipped and submit the chip number with the permit application; hunting, herding, and sporting dogs are carved out of the chip requirement even though they still need the underlying unaltered animal permit.

The chip requirement works alongside the rest of the permit's ongoing obligations: the owner must report any change of address within 30 days and notify the city of a change in ownership within 30 days as well. 00 under Section 10-18, and potential revocation of any permit already issued once a violation is found.