Sugar Creek, Missouri

Sec. 8-43– Impoundment.

(c) If a dog is not redeemed by the owner within five days’ impoundment, the dog may be disposed of in one of the following ways, but no other way:

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(2) Release for adoption by a new owner who shows evidence of ability and intention to provide the dog with an appropriate home and human care, provided that no unspayed female dog shall be released for adoption unless a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing that he has been paid in full for spaying of the dog and will perform the operation within 30 days or before the dog’s first oestrus period.