A. Registration Tags. Each registered dog and cat shall be issued a registration tag with an identification number and telephone number of the animal care and regulation office.

B. Tag Replacement. The registration tag shall be securely fastened to the dog’s or cat’s choke chain, collar or harness, which shall be worn at all times when the dog or cat is off the owner’s property, except when a dog or cat is in competition, training, in use as a police dog by law enforcement personnel, or while performing recognized sporting activities.

C. Registration Tattoos or Microchip Identification. The dog or cat owner may have the dog or cat tattooed or have a microchip identification approved and inserted by the city with the city identification number. Such tattoo will be in the right ear of the dog or cat. The microchip identification shall be inserted in a location specified by the chief animal care and regulation officer.

D. Performance of Registration Tattoos. A tattoo or microchip implant may be performed in a place other than the animal care and regulation shelter, including shelters authorized by contract with the city, by someone other than a animal care and regulation officer, at the owner’s expense, if the owner notifies the city (or an agency authorized by contract with the city) of the identification number and the location of the tattoo or microchip. (Ord. 09-69(AM) § 6, 2009; prior code § 12.10.050)