Fort Meade, Florida

Sec. 5-21. – Vaccination of animals before release from animal control shelter; impound fees; adoption.

(c) If the animal is sterilized at the shelter prior to being released, the owner shall pay the altered animal license tag fee. Impound and boarding fees will be reduced by fifty (50) percent of the total fee for those animals sterilized at the shelter prior to being released.

(d) Proof of sterilization for all animals shall consist of a sterilization certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian to the animal and its owner stating that the specific animal has been sterilized. The certificate must contain data identifying the specific animal including the name, type, age, sex, color, and breed of the animal; the name and address of the owner; the name, address, and telephone number of the veterinarian who altered the animal. A rabies vaccination certificate from a duly licensed veterinarian stating an animal has been spayed or neutered shall also constitute proof of sterilization. It is the animal owner or custodian’s responsibility to provide this information to animal control.

(e) All animals adopted from the county animal control will be surgically sterilized and have a microchip installed prior to being released to the prospective adoptive owner. All applicable fees must be paid prior to release of an animal subject to this section.