§ 462.310. Additional penalty for dogs and cats not spayed or neutered.

Any owner found to be in violation of any provision of this Chapter that involves an at-large dog or cat shall be assessed an additional fine of not less than the amount designated in Chapter 462, Part 18, if the dog or cat has not been spayed or neutered, and is not impounded subject to sterilization upon redemption. The owner of such dog or cat shall have the option of paying this additional fine or, in the alternative, the owner may, within ten days of the violation, have the dog or cat spayed or neutered. If the owner elects to have the dog or cat spayed or neutered, the owner shall present proof of same to the Tax Collector upon payment of the fine. The Tax Collector, upon receipt of proof that the dog or cat has been spayed or neutered, shall deduct the additional fine from the total fine amount. Proof requires written verification, on letterhead and with the veterinarian's license number noted, by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization that the dog or cat has been sterilized. The additional fine monies shall be dedicated to animal sterilization programs and deposited into the Spay Neuter Trust Fund.

(Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 4)