Waterbury, CT Animal Ordinances: Microchipping (2026)

The microchip mandate sits inside Chapter 92's dog-breeding permit scheme, administered by the Animal Control Division of the Police Department. 24 requires anyone breeding a dog within Waterbury, Connecticut to first obtain a breeding permit, which expires six months after issuance and cannot be sold, traded, or transferred. 24(E) lists the conditions that must be met before the Division may issue that permit, including submitted forms and fees, adequate indoor and outdoor breeding space, and an Animal Control Division evaluation of the dogs' suitability for breeding; condition (E)(4) states plainly that the dog identified in the breeding permit must be micro-chipped.

26 requires all dog owners to obtain a litter permit, accompanied by a fee, before any litter is born, capped at two litter permits per owner per year absent a state kennel license under Conn. Gen. § 22-342. 26(D) then requires that all puppies from each litter be micro-chipped prior to sale or transfer, but no earlier than eight weeks of age, tying the microchip requirement to the point of sale rather than birth. 24(F)(5) lets the Division deny a breeding permit application if the applicant failed to provide a required parvovirus vaccination record, and the same permit-conditions framework in (E) makes the missing microchip an independent bar to issuance.