The York County SPCA encourages pet owners to have their pets microchipped. This provides a permanent form of identification for your pet in the event that they become lost and lose their collar or tags. A microchip (the size of a grain of rice) is implanted under the skin below the back of your pet’s neck by needle. The implantation is painless and performed in just seconds. A scanner is then used to scan the animal and pick up the microchip that traces back to the owner. The York County SPCA receives thousands of stray animals each year and only able to return approximately 3% of these animals because they did not have any identification.

Microchipping is now recognized in Pennsylvania as a lifetime license so owners who have their dogs microchipped can register their dogs for a lifetime license and not have to purchase annual county licenses. The York County SPCA provides microchipping at quarterly clinics for a fee of $20 per animal. Once microchipped, the York County SPCA can submit the paperwork to the York County Treasurer’s Office for the pet owner. Please contact the York County SPCA for upcoming clinic dates. In addition, all dogs and cats adopted from the York County SPCA receive a microchip with the cost of adoption. The York County SPCA highly recommends dogs as well as cats receive microchips.

The fees to register your pet for a lifetime license through the County Treasurer’s office are:

$31.00 Altered Dogs + $20 Microchip Fee by SPCA
$51.00 Unaltered Dogs + $20 Microchip Fee by SPCA

Fees for a Person with Disability or Senior Citizen:
$21.00 Altered Dogs + $20 Microchip Fee by SPCA
$31.00 Unaltered Dogs + $20 Microchip Fee by SPCA

Regular License – Payable to Treasurer’s Office
Microchip Fee - Payable to SPCA

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