Sacramento County requires every dog or cat released from Bradshaw Animal Shelter to be microchipped before going home, and Sacramento city encourages microchipping at low-cost clinics to speed reunification of lost pets.
Sacramento County Animal Care Services microchips every dog and cat at intake and again before adoption, foster, or owner redemption. The microchip must be registered to the adopter or owner of record. Sacramento City Code Title 22 references the county program and supports enforcement when an owner cannot be located. Failure to keep the chip registration current means animal control may treat the pet as unidentified, extending impound and increasing reclaim fees. Periodic free or reduced-fee microchip clinics are advertised at the Bradshaw shelter and city events.
An unchipped or unregistered pet redeemed from the shelter incurs the chip fee plus impound charges. Repeat strays from the same owner can lead to administrative citations and ownership review.
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