(a) 
All dogs or cats in the corporate city limits shall be spayed/neutered. The owner of such animals must retain documentation of the spay/neuter of their animals.
(b) 
All dogs or cats impounded within the corporate city limits will be spayed/neutered prior to being released to the owner. The cost to spay/neuter the animal shall be paid by the owner along with the impound fees.
(c) 
The following animals will not be spay/neutered as directed under subsection (a):
(1) 
The animal is under four months of age;
(2) 
A licensed veterinarian certifies that the dog or cat should not be spayed/neutered for health reasons or is permanently nonfertile;
(3) 
The animal is a trained animal used by or under the authority of a governmental agency in police or rescue work;
(4) 
Animals transferred to another animal shelter that provides a written agreement to the city that the animal will be sterilized before being placed into a new home located within the corporate limits of the city; or
(5) 
Animals, picked up for the first time, belonging to a breeder that has:
(A) 
The animal’s microchip number;
(B) 
A copy of the animal’s health statement; and
(C) 
Paid the fee for first offense and all other fees associated with the impoundment of the animal. Should the animal be impounded a second time it will be spayed/neutered prior to being released to the owner.
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to do any act required herein. It shall not be necessary to allege or prove specific mental intent in order to prosecute such misdemeanor. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(b) 
Any person who has been previously found guilty of violating this article and is subsequently found guilty of violating this article shall be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor, second offense, and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor in a sum more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(c) 
Any person found guilty and convicted under this article for a third offense shall be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor and be fined in an amount not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)