Redlands, CA Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Redlands City Code § 6.05.120(B)(1)(a) states that a dog found to be potentially dangerous or vicious "shall be licensed and vaccinated in accordance with Chapter 6.04 of this Code, and microchipped, at owner's expense." This microchip duty sits inside the release conditions the Animal Services Supervisor must impose once a dog is designated dangerous or vicious under Chapter 6.05 (Ord. 2988, 2026), alongside spay/neuter, a $100,000 liability bond, warning signage and the six-foot leash cap. Outside that context, Title 6 imposes no general microchip requirement on dog owners: ordinary licensing under Chapter 6.04 requires only a metal tag fastened to the collar (§ 6.04.050) and proof of rabies vaccination (§§ 6.04.140-.150), with no microchip prerequisite.

Because the microchip duty is triggered only after a formal potentially-dangerous or vicious-dog determination under §§ 6.05.010, 6.05.020 and a written Notice and Order under § 6.05.120, an owner of a dog with no bite or attack history is not required to microchip it under city law. Failure to comply with an imposed condition, including the microchip requirement, is enforced as a misdemeanor and a declared public nuisance under §§ 6.05.080 and 6.05.180(B), and the Animal Services Supervisor can require proof of compliance before releasing a declared dog.