(a) The City shall create and maintain a database containing information about cats and dogs that are identified by microchip and belong to City residents who comply with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Residents of the City who choose to microchip their cats or dogs may register their name, address, telephone number and the microchip number of each cat or dog that is identified by microchip with the City by completing a registration form available from the Animal Control Officer or the Office of the Director of Public Safety. It is the sole duty of the cat or dog owner to notify the City and the microchip manufacturer of any change in registry information.
(c) The database containing the information about microchipped cats and dogs shall be available to the City Animal Control Officer or the City of Newark Law Enforcement at any time they are performing animal control duties.
(d) No person shall knowingly remove a microchip from any domestic animal without verifying its ownership with the Animal Control Officer or with the person requesting that the microchip be removed and obtaining the consent from the owner prior to removing a microchip.
(e) Any person violating subsection (d) of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 07-30. Passed 7-16-07.)