(A) Failure to redeem. If an impounded animal is not redeemed by the owner in compliance with § 90.032, it may be destroyed in a humane manner, or shall become the property of the Animal Shelter, and shall be offered for adoption or rescue, according to North Carolina G.S. 19A-32.1. This includes any responsible adult who:
(1) Pays the adoption fee as established by the county;
(2) Obtains any necessary rabies vaccination; and
(3) In the sole discretion of the ACO is found to be able and willing to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Spay/neutering. Any animal adopted from the Surry County Animal Shelter shall be spayed/neutered within a timeframe prescribed by the Animal Control Officer. Fees for the spaying/neutering of any animal shall be collected at the shelter prior to spay/neutering by a veterinarian.
(C) Rabies quarantine. No impounded animal shall be allowed to be adopted from the Animal Shelter during a period of emergency rabies quarantine as invoked by the Surry County Public Health Director.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2016) Penalty, see § 90.999