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Microchips

Animal Protection Services

Phone: 702-455-7710

Email: AnimalProtectionServicesInfo@clarkcountyNV.gov

4701 W Russell Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89118

Dispatch is 7 days a week / Office hours are Monday – Thursday

Animal Protection Services Dispatch Hours / Office Hours

Mon: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / 7:30 am-5:30 pm

Tue: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / 7:30 am-5:30 pm

Wed: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / 7:30 am-5:30 pm

Thur: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / 7:30 am-5:30 pm

Fri: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / Closed

Sat: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / Closed

Sun: 06:30 am-4:45 pm / Closed

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DON’T SKIP THE CHIP!

As part of the changes to CCC Title 10, effective August 4, 2025, each dog or cat over four months of age must be implanted with microchip identification in accordance with CCC 10.08.070(b).

Clark County Animal Protection Services has committed $150,000.00 to bolster pet reunion efforts. To kickstart the program, the county has procured 10,000 microchips and has partnered with Hearts Alive Village, Heaven Can Wait, and the NSPCA to provide microchips for $5.00 to unincorporated Clark County residents.

CONTACT OUR PARTNERS TO SCHEDULE YOUR $5 MICROCHIP!

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Hearts Alive Village

2255 S Nellis Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89104

702-297-7303

https://www.heartsalivevillage.org/

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Heaven Can Wait

546 N Eastern Ave #175
Las Vegas, NV 89101

702-655-4800

https://heavencanwaitlv.org/

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NSPCA

5375 S Procyon St #108
Las Vegas, NV 89118

702-873-7722

https://nevadaspca.org/

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LEARN MORE

WHAT IS A MICROCHIP?
A microchip, also called a transponder, is rice grain-sized electronic device with a unique number. It has no power source and instead is activated by a microchip reader.
WHY SHOULD I GET MY PET MICROCHIPPED?

Aside from it being required, microchips are permanent ways of identifying your pet if they get lost. According to an AVMA study, lost pets with microchips are about twenty times more likely to be returned to their owners than lost pets without a microchip.

Microchips also assist with shelter diversion. The more pets that Animal Control Officers can return in the field, the more room the shelter has for animals in need.

DOES A MICROCHIP TRACK MY PET’S LOCATION?
No, the microchip has no power source and cannot track your pet’s location.
HOW DOES IT WORK?

The microchip is implanted, usually between your pet’s shoulder blades, in a quick and easy procedure. You then take the microchip number and register your information with a microchip registry. In the event your pet is lost, their unique microchip number can be used with the registry to contact you. Your information is not stored on the microchip and the registry will contact you on behalf of the person who located your pet.

Be sure your information on the microchip registry is up to date!

I FOUND A LOST PET! HOW DO I CHECK FOR A MICROCHIP?
You can take the pet to any veterinary clinic to scan for a microchip.
IS MY PET TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO GET A MICROCHIP?
Your pet can be microchipped at any age! The Clark County Code requires a microchip at four months of age starting August 4, 2025.
WHERE CAN I GET A MICROCHIP FOR MY PET?
You can get a microchip at your regular veterinarian’s office, or from one of our partners linked above.