Florence, Alabama

Sec. 4-36. – Sterilization.

All animals adopted from the local animal shelter must be spayed or neutered unless otherwise determined by a veterinarian to be at risk due to health. Sterilization must be completed within ninety (90) days from date of adoption.

Sec. 4-105. Registration required; fee.

(a) The owner or person in charge of (i) a dog which is more than four (4) months of age and resides in the city, and/or (ii) a cat that is frequently outside the residence and on the owner’s premises shall annually register the dog and/or cat as to sex, breed, description, name, and address of the owner or person in charge, and name of the dog and/or cat if any. At the time of such registration, such owner or person in charge shall, upon providing proof of a valid rabies vaccination, obtain a registration certificate for such dog and/or cat and shall pay a registration fee as follows:

(1) Owners under the age of 65:

a. Spayed or neutered animal: …..$10.00

b. Unspayed or unneutered animal: …..$35.00

(2) Owners 65 and above: …..

a. Spayed or neutered animal: …..$ 2.00

b. Unspayed or unneutered animal: …..$20.00

However, when a registration certificate is issued for a dog or cat too young to be sterilized at the time the registration is issued, and the dog or cat is sterilized before the beginning of the next registration year, upon proof of the sterilization, the city may issue a registration certificate at no charge for that registration year.

(b) An owner or person in charge of (i) a dog which is more than four (4) months of age and resides in the city, and/or (ii) a cat that is frequently outside the residence and on the owner’s premises, upon providing proof that the animal meets the criteria provided in subsection (a) and also that the animal has been sterilized, may choose to purchase a lifetime registration certificate rather than the annual registration certificate required under subsection (a). The lifetime registration fee shall be as follows:

(1) Owners under the age of 65:

a. Spayed or neutered animal: …..$35.00

b. Unspayed or unneutered animal: …..N/A

(2) Owners 65 and above: …..

a. Spayed or neutered animal: …..$ 7.00

b. Unspayed or unneutered animal: …..N/A

(c) Upon the written opinion of a licensed veterinarian that an animal should not be sterilized because of age or health reasons, a waiver may be granted to the spay or neuter requirement for the lower registration fee. In those cases, the fee appearing in subsection (a) above will be charged.