South Gate, California

4.01.060 Department of animal care and control.

10.    Spay and Neuter Clinic. The director may establish a spay and neuter clinic as set forth in Section 4.01.090 of this code.

4.01.090 Spaying and neutering.

1.    Spay and Neuter Clinic. The director may establish a clinic, at which members of the public may have dogs and cats spayed or neutered in a humane manner upon payment of the appropriate fees to SEAACA for said services.

2.    Spay/Neuter Consent Form. Any person submitting a dog or cat for the above service shall sign a consent form certifying thereon under penalty of perjury that he is the owner of the animal, or setting forth facts that he is otherwise authorized to present the animal for the above operation. Such person may be required to furnish proof of ownership or authority. The consent form shall contain a waiver of any and all liability of city, the director, SEAACA and any employees thereof for any injury or death to an animal arising out of the aforementioned operation or any services provided incidental thereto.

3.    Animal Pick-Up Date. The director shall establish a date by which a person submitting an animal for the above operation shall pick up the animal or be subject to a reasonable board and care fee to commence the day after such pick-up date. Failure to pick up an animal within fifteen days of the pick-up date shall be deemed abandonment of the animal and the director may dispose of it by sale or destruction.

4.    Spaying and Neutering Required Prior to Sale, and Exceptions. All dogs and cats sold by the director must be spayed or neutered prior to the sale thereof. The fee for any such services performed shall be paid at the time of purchase. SEAACA shall alter all dogs and cats which are eight weeks of age or older prior to adoption, unless a dog or cat is found to have a medical condition that would preclude surgery, in which case a deposit shall be collected by SEAACA. The deposit shall be refunded to the purchaser upon proof that spay or neuter services have been performed by a licensed veterinarian.

5.    Spaying or Neutering Deposit Paid to Veterinarian. Whenever a dog or cat has been spayed or neutered as provided herein, the depositor shall be entitled to have the deposit paid to the licensed veterinarian performing the above operation, or the director may return the deposit to the person purchasing the dog or cat upon written statement or receipt from the licensed veterinarian that the dog or cat has been spayed or neutered.

6.    Refund of Spaying or Neutering Deposit. If a dog or cat which was purchased from the director, while it was under the age of six months, dies or is destroyed prior to being spayed or neutered as required by this code, the purchaser shall be entitled to receive a refund upon presenting satisfactory proof to the director of such death or destruction. However, no refund shall be made where death or destruction occurs following the time within the aforementioned operation was required to be performed.

7.    Spaying or Neutering Deposit Forfeited Without Proof of Operation.

(a)    Any dog or cat over six months of age at the time it is sold or given away shall be spayed or neutered within sixty days, or the deposit shall be deemed forfeited.

(b)    Any dog or cat under six months of age at the time it is sold or given away shall be spayed or neutered within sixty days after reaching the age of six months or the deposit shall be deemed forfeited.

(c)    The director may extend such time periods in writing upon the showing of good cause therefor.

8.    Notice of Forfeiture of Spaying or Neutering Deposit. At least thirty days before the end of the sixty-day period, or any written extension thereof, the director shall send the purchaser notice by mail to the address on file with the director, informing purchaser that failure to furnish satisfactory proof of performance of the operation prior to the end of the sixty-day period or its extension shall result in forfeiture of the deposit. If said notice has been sent and the allotted time has elapsed without satisfactory proof of performance of the operation, the deposit shall be forfeited.

4.01.100 Dog licensing.

2.    Dog License and Registration Required. Every owner of a dog over four months of age, in the city, shall obtain a dog license and metallic dog license tag from the director for each such dog, and shall pay the licensing fees as set forth in the South Gate fee resolution. No owner of any dog over four months of age, in the city, shall fail, neglect or refuse to license and register such dog in accordance with the terms of this code.

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14.    Dog License Fee Discount Rate for Spayed or Neutered Animals. Pursuant to the California Food and Agricultural Code, any dog license and dog license tag issued pursuant to this code shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee required if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian showing that the dog has been spayed or neutered.

4.01.110 Cat licensing—Optional.

2.    Cat License Tags and Registration Optional. Any person owning any cat over four months of age, in the city, may obtain a cat license and cat license tag from the director for each such cat upon payment of the cat licensing fees set forth in the South Gate fee resolution. This section shall not require the licensing of cats, but merely provide for their optional licensing.

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6.    Cat License Fee Discount Rate for Spayed or Neutered Animals. Any cat license and cat license tag issued pursuant to this code shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee required if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian showing that the cat has been spayed or neutered.