Jal, New Mexico

95.04 License Requirement

A. License. Every keeper of any dog or cat three months of age or older shall procure a license. License fees shall be paid annually. Upon collection of the license fee by the city, a dated and numbered certificate shall be issued stating the name and address of the owner, rabies tag number, and the animal’s description.

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E. Fee. The annual license fee shall be $3 for an unneutered dog or cat and $2 for a neutered dog or cat.

95.06 Impoundment

F. Right to redeem. The keeper of any animal which has been impounded under the provisions of this chapter shall have the right to redeem the animal upon payment of the impoundment fees, care and feeding charges of $3 per day starting no sooner than 24 hours after the owner or keeper has been notified, veterinary charges, and other costs as set by the City Clerk-Treasurer. No animal will be released until the keeper of the animal signs a sterilization agreement and pays a sterilization deposit of $25 in addition to the aforementioned charges. The sterilization fee shall be refunded only upon presentation of a receipt from a veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized within 12 months.

G. Time for redemption. All impounded animals shall be redeemed within three days after impoundment. Any animal not redeemed within the required period shall become the property of the city animal shelter and may be placed for adoption upon payment of the license fee, impoundment fees, care and feeding charges of $3 per day starting on the fourth day of impoundment, veterinary charges, and other costs as set by the City Clerk-Treasurer, or the animal may be humanely destroyed. No person may adopt an animal until he or she signs a sterilization agreement and pays a sterilization deposit of $25 in addition to the aforementioned charges. The sterilization fee shall be refunded only upon presentation of a receipt from a veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized. The owner shall be responsible for all impound fees, boarding fees and other costs whether or not the animal is reclaimed.