Chapter 6.22 PET STERILIZATION REGULATIONS
Section 6.22.030 Sterilization pre-payment.
A. A sterilization
prepayment
shall be:
1. A portion of the adoption
fee or
claim
fee for the animal.
2. A
prepayment
is:
a)
paid to the animal shelter for the purpose of compensating, in part, a licensed
veterinarian for the sterilization of an animal that has been impounded or is to be adopted.
The veterinarian shall bill the animal shelter for the sterilization services of animals for
which such services have been provided. Costs for sterilization of the animal in excess of
the prepayment paid to the animal shelter shall be paid by the owner of the animal to the
veterinarian at the time of sterilization. Sterilization must be completed within thirty (30)
days of the prepayment being made unless extension of the thirty (30) day period has
been duly authorized by the animal shelter manager
; and
b)
prepayment by owners of impounded animals claimed will be
forfeited to the
City if proof of sterilization is not presented to the animal shelter in compliance with
subsection (A)(2a); and
3. A
prepayment is
required to be paid in order to claim
or adopt
an unsterilized
animal impounded at the animal shelter.
B. Sterilization
prepayment fee
under Subsection (A) shall be established by resolution
of the City Council.
C. If a female dog or cat and her litter are
released
to one person, a sterilization
prepayment
is required only for the
mother
dog or cat.
(Ord. 2005-15, Amended, 10/05/2005, Prior Text; Ord. 2000-21, Amended, 11/23/2000, Prior Text; 99-03, Enacted, 05/10/1999, Prior Text)