Duluth, Minnesota

CHAPTER 6. ANIMALS AND FOWL

Sec. 6-5. Dogs and cats adopted; spaying or neutering required.

All dogs and cats placed for adoption by the city animal shelter or other non-profit organizations such as: animal humane societies, animal placement agencies or animal rescue groups, must be spayed or neutered prior to the adopting party taking possession of the animal. In addition, every adopted animal must be examined by a licensed veterinarian and vaccinated against rabies. Animals known to be infected with a contagious disease or condition shall not be placed for adoption until the animal is in good health and no longer contagious.

(a) The animal control authority is authorized to establish a cooperative program to perform sterilizations and vaccinations pursuant to this Section before the adopting party takes custody of an animal;

(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize the animal control authority to sterilize an animal that has been reclaimed by its owner, or for which the period to reclaim as owner has not expired;

(c) Upon review of the adoption application the animal control authority is authorized to deny an adopting party an animal if the adopting party demonstrated an unwillingness or inability to abide by terms of the adoption agreement and/or Chapter 6 of the Duluth City Code;

(d) At the close of each adoption of an animal, the animal adoption organization shall give the adopting party a certificate containing a description of the animal adopted, health records for the animal, the amount of the adoption fee and the names and addresses of both the adoption organization and adopting party. Copies of the above adoption information must be kept for a period of two years and open for inspection by the animal control authority.

Sec. 6-11. License–required.

No person within the city shall own or possess any dog or cat over eight weeks of age without obtaining a license therefor and having complied with the provisions set forth in this Article.

Sec. 6-12. License fees.

(e) License fees for altered dogs and cats shall be, at most, half the amount of the fee for unaltered dogs and cats