Additional restrictions on dangerous or nuisance owners or keepers of animals.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 531-728
in effectSec. 531-728. - Additional restrictions on dangerous or nuisance owners or keepers of animals.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who has been found in violation of sections 531-102 (at large), 531-103 (animals in heat), 531-109 (animal attacks), 531-204 (nuisance), 531-206 (unlawful use), 531-401 (care and treatment), 531-402 (abandonment), 531-404 (animal fights), 531-414 (Marion County Unaltered Animal Registry) or article V of this chapter, to own or keep more than two (2) dogs in the city or to own or keep any dog:
(1) That has not been spayed or neutered by a veterinarian; and
(2) That has not been implanted with a microchip with a registered identification number.
(b) A person who has been found in violation of sections 531-102(c) (at large), 531-109 (animal attacks), 531-206 (unlawful use), 531-404 (animal fights) or article V of this chapter commits a violation of the code if any dog owned or kept by that person is outside a structural enclosure sufficient to confine the dog without means of escape, unless the dog is on a leash and under the control of a competent adult.
(G.O. 94, 2006, § 5; Ord. No. 86, 2008, § 7; Ord. No. 26, 2024, § 4; G.O. 37, 2024, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH531AN_ARTVIIENAU_DIV2IMDIAN_S531-728ADREDANUOWKEANFetched: 10/27/2026