Daphne, Alabama

Sec. 4-10. – Disposition of unredeemed dogs, cats or domesticated animals.

(g) Required sterilization. Any person who adopts a sexually mature dog or cat, at least one hundred eighty (180) days in age, is required by state law to have the animal properly sterilized. Therefore, for all animals adopted through the Daphne Animal Shelter, the following fees will be collected by the Daphne Animal Shelter prior to the adoption of any dog or cat that is not sterilized and which is not privately owned:

For an unsterilized dog: …..$85.00

For an unsterilized cat: …..$55.00

These fees will be deposited with the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center which has agreed to be responsible for the voluntary transport of the required documentation, the payment, and the animal to a licensed veterinarian, the name and location of which shall be given to the adopting party for the retrieval of the animal after sterilization. The adopting party may, at their election, transport the animal to a specified veterinarian, but in any case, the payment and documentation will be delivered to that veterinarian by the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center. Follow-up will be conducted by the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center to determine that the adopting party has complied with the sterilization law. Should it be determined that an adopting party has not complied with the law, which is a misdemeanor offense, referral will then be made by the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center to the proper authorities for enforcement.