(A) In the event that any dog, cat or domesticated animal is requested to be relinquished or surrendered to the city for any reason, regardless of the method of acquisition of the animal by the requestor, a relinquishment fee as set forth herein must be paid in advance to the city at the time of the request and/or prior to the animal being taken in possession by the city for transport to the Washington County Animal Shelter or other appropriate animal shelter provider.
(B) The relinquishment fee shall be equal to the current intake fee being charged by the Washington County Animal Shelter at the time of the surrender, or the current intake fee used by another animal shelter used by the city in the future.
(Ord. 2019-01-825, passed 1-2-19)