HB 667 - Mila Microchip Identification Act

• Requires the Department of Transportation to scan any cat or dog carcass found on state roadways for microchips, record identifying information, and notify the appropriate county animal services within 48 hours of discovery.

• Requires each county to scan cat and dog carcasses found on county roadways for microchips and report findings to the appropriate county animal services contractor or animal control agency within 48 hours.

• Mandates that county animal services contractors or animal control agencies make reasonable efforts to contact registered pet owners when microchip information is obtained from deceased animals.

• Authorizes the Department of Transportation and counties to coordinate and share microchip scanner resources or protocols as needed.

• Effective upon approval and named after a dog named Mila whose owner was not notified after the animal was struck and disposed of on a Hawaii roadway.