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Iroquois County Health Committee advances microchipping ordinance, formalizes animal-control fees
Summary
The Iroquois County Health Committee reviewed and moved to adopt an ordinance requiring microchips for dogs and cats at rabies vaccination, discussed a $25 microchip fee for animals released from the shelter, and directed fees into the county spay-and-neuter fund; the motion was moved and seconded and a roll call vote was held.
The Iroquois County Health Committee discussed a proposed ordinance March 2 that would require all dogs and cats in the county to be microchipped for identification at the time of their rabies vaccination, with puppies and kittens required to be microchipped by four months of age, the committee chair said.
The measure, as read to the committee, would make the microchip number serve as an animal's registration number and place collected fees into the county animal-control spay-and-neuter fund. Committee members discussed a $25 microchipping fee for animals released from the…
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