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Committee amends cat-identification rule to include microchips
Summary
The committee amended the cat identification section to list 'collar, tag, or chip' as acceptable identification and voted to add 'chip' to the required identification options; members discussed collar loss and database linkage for microchips.
The North Adams code-review committee voted to amend cat-identification language so that an identified cat may have a collar, tag, or microchip; the change was approved by the committee.
During discussion, several members noted collars and tags are often lost and said microchips provide an alternative that allows shelters, police or vets to return a found cat to its owner. One member described scanning stray cats and not finding chips; others said chips have allowed quick reunions. The committee adopted the amended wording (identification: collar, tag, or chip) and instructed the clerk to include the change in the draft for later review.
Members also clarified that the ordinance requires that the collar or tag clearly state the owner’s name, address, or telephone number and that chip information should be legible in the city's database if a microchip is used for identification.
