Alexander City, Alabama

Sec. 10-58. – Mandatory spay and neuter law.

Any facility operated by or under contract for the state or any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals; any veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians which operates for such purpose in addition to its customary purposes; and any facility operated, owned, or maintained by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare organization, or other nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals and any unincorporated nonprofit organization or business entity existing for fostering and adopting dogs and cats by the public, shall make provisions for the sterilization of all dogs or cats acquired from a shelter, agency, or humane society, by providing for all of the following:

(1) Sterilization by a licensed veterinarian before relinquishing custody of the animal.

(2) Entering into a written agreement with the person acquiring the animal guaranteeing that sterilization will be performed by a licensed veterinarian within 30 days after acquisition of the animal, or within 30 days of the sexual maturity of an animal.