Deming, New Mexico

6-2-6: ANIMAL SHELTER:

C.   Agreement: The Deming-Luna County Humane Society, under annually negotiated agreements with the county of Luna and the city of Deming, manages both the city shelter for dogs, cats, and potbellied pigs and animal control. The not for profit organization uses the shelter office as their headquarters to dispense educational information on the need for spay/neuter, the proper care needed for animals, etc. In addition, at their expense, the society is allowed:

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2.   To require that all animals adopted at the shelter be spayed or neutered;

a.   The adoption fee includes the cost of spay and neuter for animals over six (6) month of age, which will be remitted to the veterinarian who affirms the surgery has been done. Animals younger than six (6) must make an appointment with a veterinarian for spay or neuter surgery.

b.   If verification of the spay/neuter operation has not been received within sixty (60) days the animal may be repossessed by the society.

6-2-7: LICENSES AND PERMITS REQUIRED:

A.   Biennial License: Any person who shall keep or harbor any dog on his premises shall pay a city license fee every two (2) years for each spayed or neutered dog, and a different fee biennially for each intact dog so kept or harbored on such premises. Licenses are available throughout the year but must be renewed on or before January 1 every two(2) years. The animal shelter shall issue all licenses and retain fees collected. (See current animal shelter fee schedule.)

B.   Intact Animals: If an additional fee is paid at the time the license is issued the shelter will register the animal as breeding stock. If impounded, said animal will not have to be sterilized before being redeemed. (See current animal shelter fee schedule.)

6-2-8: IMPOUNDMENT:

B.   Redemption/Impoundment: Owners may redeem or impound their animals.

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5.   The New Mexico sterilization act mandates that no animal shall be released from an animal shelter to an adopting person unless a sterilization agreement has been signed and a sterilization deposit has been paid. The surgery for adult animals will either be done before the animal is released or at an appointment made for the surgery at adoption. Puppies and kittens by six (6) months of age and older cats and dogs within thirty (30) days of adoption. The voucher received for the deposit will be accepted by the doctor doing the surgery as partial payment and reimbursed by the shelter. If verification of spay/neuter is not received within the appointed time the owner will be given a citation for violating this chapter and the animal may be redeemed by the shelter.

6.   Intact animals impounded at the shelter must be spayed or neutered before they can be reclaimed unless they were registered as breeding stock when issued a city license. It may be released after impoundment fees are paid plus a sterilization deposit and an appointment made for the surgery. (See current animal shelter fee schedule.) The voucher received for the deposit will be accepted by the doctor doing the surgery as partial payment and reimbursed by the shelter. If verification of spay/neuter is not received within the appointed time the owner will be given a citation for violating this chapter and the animal may be redeemed by the shelter.