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Title 6 — SANITATION AND HEALTH›Chapter 1 — ANIMALS›Article 1 — General Provisions

Thousand Oaks Municipal Code § 10.20 General Provisions

Thousand Oaks Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Thousand Oaks

Cite as: Thousand Oaks Municipal Code § 10.20 · Text as of 2026-10-03

10.20.185 Microchipping of dogs.

An owner or custodian of a dog four (4) months of age or older obtaining a license renewal may have the dog implanted with an identifying microchip. An owner or custodian of a dog four (4) months of age or older not previously having a license within the City is required to have the dog implanted with an identifying microchip in conjunction with obtaining a new dog license. The owner or custodian is required to provide the microchip number to the Department and to notify the Department and the applicable national microchip registry of a change of ownership of the dog or cat, or the owner’s change of address or telephone number.

(Part 3, Ord. 1579-NS, eff. August 17, 2012, as amended by part 5, Ord. 1658-NS, eff. January 18, 2019)

* Section 6-1.109 entitled “Impounding animals,” recodified from Sections 4435 and 3364 T.O.O.C., repealed by Part 3, Ordinance No. 1579-NS, effective August 17, 2012.

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