No unclaimed dog or cat shall be released for adoption without:
(A) Being sterilized; or
(B) A written agreement from the adopter guaranteeing that the animal will be sterilized and a sterilization deposit made. The sterilization fee deposit is established by resolution of the Council. If the animal is not sterilized within 14 business days after the date of purchase, the sterilization deposit collected at the time of adoption will be considered abandoned and the money applied to the General Animal Control Fund for use as the city may determine. (See Food and Agric. Code § 30503.)
(Ord. 2083-C-S, passed 4-8-14)