Any animal may be reclaimed by the owner or person entitled to its control before the sale or other disposition thereof by paying all fees and charges that have been incurred or accrued up to the time of reclamation. Any and all fees may be waived by the superintendent of animal services if the owner of the animal agrees to and does spay and/or neuter the animal in question; all surgery fees will be collected in lieu of redemption fees. Nothing in this section shall prevent the issuance of a citation or complaint for any violation of law.
(Ord. 3257 § 3 (part), 1981: Ord. 2669 § 7 (part), 1972: prior code § 18.18)