(A) Albuquerque Residents. All residents of Albuquerque who own Companion Animals shall have a microchip implanted and registered with the appropriate microchipping company as well as registered with AACC for each Companion Animal they own that is over the age of three months.
(B) Non-Resident. Any Person who lives in Bernalillo County or the surrounding counties of Valencia, Cibola, Sandoval, Torrance or Santa Fe and is not a City resident but who keeps a Companion Animal in the city for more than 15 consecutive days or an aggregate of 30 days in any year shall obtain a Companion Pet Microchip and register such Microchip with AACC.
(C) Companion Animals must have a current Rabies Vaccination and be Microchipped or Permanently Identified.
(D) Impounded Companion Animals. Any Person who lives in Bernalillo County or the surrounding counties of Valencia, Cibola, Sandoval, Torrance or Santa Fe who owns a Companion Animal that has been impounded by AACC shall obtain a a Companion Pet Microchip.
(E) Collar or Harness Requirements.
(1) Any Companion Animal outside the Owner’s real property shall wear a collar or a Harness with a current Anti-Rabies Vaccination Tag attached to the collar or Harness, even if the Companion Animal is Microchipped.
(2) A collar or Harness with the required tag attached may be removed from the Companion Animal temporarily for medical care, training, grooming, or when the Companion Animal is in a Bona Fide Animal Show.
(Ord. 18-2006; Am. Ord. 2019-032)