Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Sec. 6-124. – Adoption of impounded animals.

(c) An unsterilized animal reclaimed by its owner or keeper shall be released from the shelter without being sterilized upon payment of the $25.00 for the sterilization deposit and impoundment fees established by the county council, and the owner shall sign an agreement stating the owner will sterilize the animal within 30 days after release or will obtain a breeder permit or its equivalent. The sterilization deposit shall be reimbursed upon presentation by the owner of a receipt from a veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized.

(d) Unsterilized animals less than six months of age shall be released upon adoption only upon payment of the adoption fee and a sterilization deposit established by county council and after the adopting person has signed an agreement stating that the adopted animal will be sterilized when it is no older than six months of age.

(e) Unsterilized animals over the age of six months shall be released upon adoption only upon payment of the adoption fee and a sterilization deposit established by county council and after the adopting person has signed an agreement stating that the animal will be sterilized within 30 days of the date of adoption.