(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)