Spay/Neuter

Carbondale, Illinois

3-4-1: LICENSES AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR DOGS:

A.   Applicability: All dogs four (4) months of age or older, kept or maintained by their owners in the city shall be licensed and registered. (Ord. 2006-64)

B.   Conditions For Licensing: The police department may issue licenses to the owner of any dog upon meeting the following conditions:

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3.   If the dog has been surgically spayed or neutered, a written certificate signed by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Illinois describing the dog in question and indicating that the dog had been previously spayed or neutered;

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C.   Costs For Licensing: The costs for licensing a dog shall be as follows:

1.   Altered dog: Five dollars ($5.00).

2.   Unaltered dog: Twenty five dollars ($25.00). 

3-8-1: FINES AND FEES:

A.   Within the time period provided by the animal control officer, any person may settle a claim by the city against that person for a violation of sections 3-4-4 and 3-4-7 of this title by making payment to the city in accordance with the following schedule:

Neutered/SpayedUnneutered/ Unspayed
First occurrence (Each violation)$ 20.00$ 40.00
Second occurrence (Each violation)40.0080.00
Third occurrence (Each violation)60.00120.00
All subsequent occurrences200.00200.00

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