Miles City, Montana

Sec. 4-28. – Dog license required; fee; proof of vaccination.

(a) Every person licensing a neutered male or spayed female dog, provided the owner presents to the city treasurer a certificate of neutering or spaying from the veterinarian, shall pay therefor the sum of $5.00; for every other unneutered or unspayed dog, both male and female, the sum of $15.00. Provided, however, that senior citizens (i.e. owners 65 years of age or over) shall be allowed to purchase licenses at a 50 percent reduction in cost.

Sec. 4-71. – Redemption by owner; fee.

It is the duty of the animal control officer or any authorized representative of the animal control officer to release any dog or cat from the city-county pound upon presentation of satisfactory proof of ownership indicating that the dog or cat is duly licensed by the city and properly vaccinated against rabies, both for the current period, and upon payment of the pound service and boarding fees. In accordance with sections 4-70 and/or 4-73, the pound service fee shall be $30.00. The boarding fee shall be $15.00 for each day (or part thereof) the dog or cat has been in the pound. As stated in MCA 7-23-4202(b) “the person to whom the animal is released agrees in writing to have the animal spayed or neutered and a deposit for spaying or neutering the animal has been paid. The deposit must be in an amount determined by the humane society or publicly operated animal shelter or pound to be comparable to the lowest fee for spaying or neutering that is charged by veterinarians in the locale.” The animal control officer shall determine and/or confirm the lowest fee on an annual basis with the local veterinarians, and shall post such information at the city-county pound.