(a) The dog and cat spay and neuter grant program is hereby established to provide grants to qualified residents of the urban county who own unaltered dogs or cats.
(b) A qualified animal owner may receive a grant of up to one hundred (100) percent of the reasonable cost of spaying and neutering his or her dog or cat and a partially qualified animal owner may receive a grant of up to eighty (80) percent of the reasonable cost of spaying or neutering his or her dog or cat.
(c) The agency designated by the department of public safety shall be responsible for operating and administering the grant program consistent with the provisions of this chapter, and shall file, at least annually, with the commissioner of the department of public safety a report of all funds received and expended for the program.
(d) The dog and cat spay and neuter grant program shall be funded by fees retained by the above-referenced agency for funding of the program and donations.
(Ord. No. 90-2005, § 10, 4-21-05; Ord. No. 142-2011, § 3, 11-3-11)