Lewanee County, Michigan

Lewanee County Animal Control Ordinance

Section 4.4 Disposition of animals shall be made as follows:

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2. Adoption – Any animal held for the prescribed period and not redeemed by its owner, and which is neither a potentially dangerous animal to humans nor other animals, or in a dangerous condition of health, may be released to the following conditions:

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iv. In the case of a dog that is capable of sexual reproduction, the adoptive owner shall pay a surgical prepayment deposit to the Animal Shelter which shall be refundable from the Animal Shelter upon furnishing written certification by a licensed veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized by spaying or neutering, or otherwise Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters: Regulation 151.

v. The adoptive owner shall sign a written agreement to sterilize an adopted dog within thirty (30) days of adoption or upon the animal’s attaining six (6) months of age, whichever event occurs last. Failure to comply with the agreement shall result in a forfeiture of the amount deposited under paragraph ii of this section, and the Shelter Manager may require return of the adopted dog to the Animal Shelter.

Section 5.1 It is required that any dog shall be licensed upon attaining the age of four (4) months, within thirty (30) calendar days of acquisition by the owner, or within thirty (30) of the owner becoming a resident of Michigan, whichever occurs later.

Licensing 

December 1st – Last day in February

Spayed/Neutered – $10.00 each

Non – Spayed/Neutered – $20.00 each

March 1st and after

Spayed/Neutered – $15.00 each

Non – Spayed/Neutered  – $30.00 each