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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ANIMAL CONTROL REPORT <br />Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br />TABLE II - CITY REGISTRATION SURVEY <br /> <br />Houston <br /> <br />Registration can <br />be done either <br />by mail or in <br />person. <br /> <br />$10.00 ($10.00 <br />initial fee if <br />animal spayed or <br />neutered; or <br />$4.00 annual fee <br />if animal spayed <br />or neutered but <br />fee is not desired) <br /> <br />2* <br /> <br />*Both Veterinarian and City Tag <br />**Veterinarian Tag Only <br /> <br />Overall, the survey determined that a majority of the cities did <br />require animal registration and with the exceptions Webster and <br />Bay town , an imal owners rece i ved two (2) meta 1 1 icense tags. The <br />survey further determined that out of the cities surveyed, only <br />Deer Park and Houston required cat registration. <br /> <br />"Microchio" Animal I.D. tags <br /> <br />For animal owners interested in a more permanent type of <br />identification tag, the Taymar Inc. of Westminster, Colorada, has <br />developed a microchip implant called "System I.D.". <br /> <br />The microchip, about the size of a rice grain, can be implanted <br />into an animal with a syringe, and a hand-held scanner passed four <br />to six inches over the implant will read a 10-digit identification <br />number. Currently, Taymar has donated several scanning units to <br />the Houston City Pound and local humane organizations that have <br />agreed to scan all strays for implants before they are released or <br />destroyed. City staff. contacted both the Houston based System <br />I.D. of Texas Inc., and several users, to discuss the <br />effectiveness of the microchip tag. <br />