Campbell, California

7.10.100 – Mandatory sterilization for multiple impounds.

Any unsterilized dog or cat impounded twice or more from the same owner within the lifetime of the animal shall be sterilized at the owner’s expense prior to redemption. At the option of the owner, a private veterinarian may perform the required spaying or neutering. The impounding agency may require that transportation to a private veterinarian be performed by the impounding agency. The owner may request a hearing as set forth in Section 7.10.060.

7.30.050 – License fees.

(a) Dog and cat license fees, including reduced fees for spayed females or neutered males, for each dog or cat within the City shall be those fixed by resolution of the City Council. Dog and cat license fees shall not be refundable in whole or in part.

(b) The City Manager may require the submission of a certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating that a dog or cat has been spayed or neutered, or cannot be spayed or neutered for health reasons and is incapable of breeding, or is incapable of breeding, prior to issuance of a license at a lesser fee.

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(e) The City Manager may waive the license fee for only one spayed or neutered dog or cat kept in a household where the owner of the dog or cat is over the age of sixty-five years, provided such owner presents or qualifies for a State Medi-Cal card.

7.35.120 – Adoption of animals.

(a) Any person adopting an unspayed or unneutered dog or cat from any Humane Society animal shelter, public animal shelter or Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter in the County of Santa Clara, shall have such animal spayed or neutered on or before a date specified in the adoption agreement unless a licensed veterinarian states in writing that the date specified in the adoption agreement is inappropriate for the animal in question. On submission of such written statement to the person at such shelter responsible for ensuring compliance with this section, the adoption agreement will be modified accordingly.

(b) As a condition for adoption, the person adopting an animal may be required to deposit with the shelter an amount sufficient to cover the cost of spaying or neutering such animal by a veterinarian or spaying or altering clinic designated by the person adopting the animal. The deposit shall be forwarded to the veterinarian or clinic upon receipt by the pound or shelter of a notice from the veterinarian or clinic that the cat or dog has been spayed or neutered.