(a) Except as otherwise provided by law the Chief of the Animal Control Division may authorize the adoption of any animal in the care, custody, and control of the Animal Control Center which animal has been abandoned or voluntarily surrendered to or deposited with the Animal Control Center or authorized personnel thereof. The Chief of the Animal Control Division may issue regulations to implement the provisions of this section. A fee, set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, shall be charged to defray the costs associated with the adoption of the animal, which fee shall be in addition to all other fees provided for or authorized by law.
(b) The Chief of the Animal Control Division may authorize the immunization of any dog, six (6) months of age or less, which is voluntarily surrendered to or deposited with the Animal Control Center or authorized personnel thereof by its legal owner against certain viral diseases, including, but not necessarily limited to, immunization against canine distemper. A fee, set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, shall be assessed to all persons adopting an immunized dog, which fee shall be in addition to all other fees provided for or authorized by law. (§ 1, Ord. 994, eff. January 10, 1985, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1013, eff. August 15, 1985, and § 7, Ord. 1097, eff. August 24, 1989)