Spay/Neuter
Carbondale, Illinois
3-4-1: LICENSES AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR DOGS:
A. Applicability: All dogs four (4) months of age or older, kept or maintained by their owners in the city shall be licensed and registered. (Ord. 2006-64)
B. Conditions For Licensing: The police department may issue licenses to the owner of any dog upon meeting the following conditions:
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3. If the dog has been surgically spayed or neutered, a written certificate signed by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Illinois describing the dog in question and indicating that the dog had been previously spayed or neutered;
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C. Costs For Licensing: The costs for licensing a dog shall be as follows:
1. Altered dog: Five dollars ($5.00).
2. Unaltered dog: Twenty five dollars ($25.00).
3-8-1: FINES AND FEES:
A. Within the time period provided by the animal control officer, any person may settle a claim by the city against that person for a violation of sections 3-4-4 and 3-4-7 of this title by making payment to the city in accordance with the following schedule:
| Neutered/Spayed | Unneutered/ Unspayed | |
| First occurrence (Each violation) | $ 20.00 | $ 40.00 |
| Second occurrence (Each violation) | 40.00 | 80.00 |
| Third occurrence (Each violation) | 60.00 | 120.00 |
| All subsequent occurrences | 200.00 | 200.00 |