(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) and (c) of this section, every owner who signs a sterilization and vaccination agreement under § 6-46 of this article shall provide the animal care and control center from which the owner adopted a dog or cat, a certificate of sterilization or vaccination or both signed by the veterinarian who performed the surgery or vaccination or both, as applicable; this certificate must include a brief description of the animal and provide the date of sterilization or vaccination or both, as applicable. It shall be unlawful for a person who adopts or reclaims a dog or cat from the animal care and control center and who has executed a sterilization and vaccination agreement for the subject animal to fail or refuse to provide a certificate of sterilization or vaccination or both, as applicable, for the animal to the animal care and control center by seven days from the date the animal is sterilized or vaccinated or both.
(b) If the adopted or reclaimed animal dies on or before the deadline provided by § 6-46 of this article, the owner shall provide to the animal care and control center, no later than seven days from the date of the animal's death, a signed letter stating that the animal has died, describing the cause of death, if known, and providing the date of death. The letter required by this subsection (b) is in lieu of the certificate required by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If an adopted or reclaimed animal is lost or stolen before the sterilization completion date, the owner shall deliver to the animal care and control center a signed letter stating that the animal is lost or stolen. The letter must be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date of the animal's disappearance and must describe the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and provide the approximate date of the disappearance. The letter required by this subsection (c) is in lieu of the certificate required by subsection (a) of this section.
(Ord. 23295-06-2018, § 1, passed 6-26-2018, eff. 7-6-2018)