17-42-103 - Animal shelters shall transfer only sterilized animals, or shall require sterilization deposit.
17-42-103. Animal shelters shall transfer only sterilized animals, or shall requiresterilization deposit.
(1) An animal shelter may not transfer an animal that has not been sterilized, except asprovided in Subsection (2) or Section 17-42-105.5.
(2) An animal shelter may transfer an animal for adoption that has not been sterilized onlyif the animal shelter:
(a) establishes a written agreement, executed by the recipient, stating the animal is notsterilized and the recipient agrees in writing to be responsible for ensuring the animal is sterilized:
(i) within 30 days after the agreement is signed, if the animal is six months of age orolder; or
(ii) if the animal is younger than six months of age, within 30 days after the animalbecomes six months of age; and
(b) receives from the recipient a sterilization deposit as provided under Section17-42-104, the terms of which are part of the written agreement executed by the recipient underthis section.
Amended by Chapter 217, 2000 General Session