Burns, Kansas

§ 2-201 REGISTRATION AND VACCINATION REQUIRED; FEE.

(a)        (1)   Every owner of any dog over six months of age shall register with the City Clerk his or her name and address with the name, sex and description of each dog owned and kept within the city. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any newly acquired dog or any dog brought into the city to fail to register such animal within 30 days from acquisition or bringing the dog into the city. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any previously registered dog to fail to maintain current registration of such dog.

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(4)   The City Clerk shall collect a registration fee of $5 for each neutered male dog and for each spayed female dog, and a fee of $25 for each unneutered male dog and for each unspayed female dog.

§ 2-208 DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED DOGS.

(b)   No dog may be transferred to the permanent custody of a prospective owner unless:

(1)   Such dog has been surgically spayed or neutered before the physical transfer of the dog occurs; or

(2)   The prospective owner signs an agreement to have the dog spayed or neutered and deposits with the city not less than the lowest nor more than the highest cost of spaying or neutering in the community as determined by the city. Any funds deposited under such an agreement shall be refunded to such person upon presentation of a written statement signed by a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered. If such person does not reclaim the deposit within six months after receiving custody of the dog, the city shall keep the deposit and may reclaim the unspayed or unneutered dog.