Redding, CA Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Only after a formal 'dangerous dog' finding
- Deadline
- 10 business days to microchip
- Not general
- No citywide pet microchip mandate
- Related duty
- Also requires spay/neuter within 10 business days
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor for violating conditions, § 7.13.150
Summary
Redding has no general pet microchip mandate, but once a dog is formally classified dangerous after an administrative hearing, its owner has ten business days to implant an identification microchip, one of more than a dozen mandatory conditions the city can impose under RMC § 7.13.110.
A.No person shall own, maintain or possess a dog determined to be a dangerous dog, except upon one or more following conditions that the hearing officer or board may specify in a written order: ... 10.The owner or keeper of the dog must, within ten business days of a final determination that the dog is dangerous dog, obtain an identification microchip embedded under the dog's skin.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
13 governs dangerous dog classification. 110(A)(10)). 140), securely confining the dog so it cannot reach adjoining property (A)(9), carrying liability insurance of $50,000 to $300,000 if the owner also owns the premises (A)(6), and notifying the city if the dog escapes, dies, is sold, or moves (A)(12)-(13). 110(B). 12 apply to them instead.
Violations & Fines
Failing to microchip a dangerous dog within the ten-business-day deadline, or violating any other condition set under § 7.13.110(A), exposes the owner to enforcement action, and any violation of the written maintenance order or of Chapter 7.13 generally is a misdemeanor under § 7.13.150. Hiding, releasing, or transferring the dog without the administrative hearings board's written authorization is independently a misdemeanor under § 7.13.110(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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