Council adopts animal‑control ordinance adding feeding exceptions and microchipping requirement

Dec 17, 2025

On final reading, council approved Ordinance O‑017‑25 to amend Chapter 2 of the Borger Code to add rules on outdoor feeding of feral animals and require microchipping of impounded animals upon release, with explicit exceptions for trap‑neuter‑release and nonprofit programs reviewed by council resolution.

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Borger City Council approved on final reading Ordinance O‑017‑25, amending Chapter 2 (Animal Control) to update rules on outdoor feeding of feral animals and to require microchipping of impounded animals before release, while creating explicit exceptions for qualified trap‑neuter‑release and other nonprofit animal‑management programs that maintain written procedures and have been approved by council resolution.

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