Roseville, MN Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

Section 501.01 defines an electronically tagged animal as a pet implanted with a microchip or other electronic device that uniquely identifies the animal and its owner when the device is scanned by the city's equipment. That definition drives the licensing rules in section 501.05.

For two-year licenses, section 501.05(d)(1)b requires the city fee schedule to include differential fees based on whether the animal is non-sterilized, non-sterilized and electronically tagged, sterilized, or sterilized and electronically tagged. The fees are generally higher for animals that are non-sterilized and not electronically tagged, to give owners an incentive to sterilize and tag. Lifetime licenses for sterilized animals work the same way, with differential fees for sterilized versus sterilized and electronically tagged animals. For an electronically tagged animal, a lifetime license requires registration with the city of the unique identifying information for the device and a demonstration that the implanted device can be read by the city's equipment.

Microchips are mandatory in the dangerous animal rules of section 501.15. To register a dangerous animal, the owner must have had an identification microchip implanted, and the city must be given the name of the microchip manufacturer and the identification number of the microchip, provided to the animal control authority. If the owner does not implant the chip, the animal control authority can implant it. In either case, all costs related to purchase and implantation must be borne by the dog's owner.

The same microchip requirement appears in section 501.15(c)(1)d among the conditions an owner of a potentially dangerous animal can be required to meet, alongside obedience classes, a proper enclosure and proof of current vaccinations.