A. A spay or neuter deposit will be required upon the purchase of any unaltered dog or cat from the City of Visalia Animal Care Center pursuant to Food and Agriculture Code 30503. Said fee shall be deposited by City into a fund to provide low cost spay or neuter surgery of future shelter animals. The fee shall be refunded if the owner provides proof the animal was altered within thirty (30) business days from the date the animal is redeemed or adopted or as otherwise allowed below in subsection (B), otherwise the fee becomes non-refundable.
B. Any dog or cat, over four (4) months of age, that is redeemed or adopted from the City of Visalia Animal Care Center shall be spayed or neutered prior to release from the facility. For animals less than four months old, they shall be required to be spayed or neutered within thirty (30) days of reaching four months of age. An extension of time to perform surgery may be granted by the Poundmaster if a veterinarian provides a medical determination that the surgery cannot be performed as scheduled and must be postponed.
(Ord. 2019-09, § 2, 2019; prior code § 4656)