Upson County, Georgia

Sec. 14-11. – Criteria for adoption or reclamation.

(b) Dogs and cats can be adopted only if sterilized at the time of adoption or by the age of six months for dogs and cats younger than six months of age. The animal control officer shall collect the estimated cost of sterilization at the time of adoption, in addition to all other fees, and shall give a receipt therefor to the person adopting the animal. The receipt shall state that the fees represented thereby will be paid to a licensed veterinarian performing the procedure upon return of the receipt within 30 days to the animal control officer with a veterinarian’s certificate as to the completion of the procedure.