Tulsa Animal Welfare scans every impounded animal for microchips and uses chip data to reunite pets with owners. Microchipping is encouraged but not strictly mandatory, and licensed animals may use chips as an alternative ID.
Under Title 5 and Title 6, every dog or cat impounded in Tulsa is scanned for a microchip on intake. If a chip is found, Tulsa Animal Welfare contacts the registered owner before placing the animal for adoption or euthanasia. Microchipping is not city-mandated but is strongly encouraged and offered at low cost during city clinics. Licensed animals may rely on a microchip as supplemental identification alongside the rabies tag. Owners must keep chip-registry contact information current; outdated registry data does not relieve owners of impound fees but can delay reunification considerably.
Failing to update chip registry information may delay reunification, but no fine applies. Removing or altering an implanted chip can be charged as cruelty under Title 5.
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