A. No animal shall be released from the animal shelter to an adoptive person unless the person signs a written agreement to have the animal spayed. The sterilization deposit must be paid.

B. In addition to any adoption fee charged, a sterilization deposition of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed on the adoption of each animal from the animal shelter.

C. Animals less than six months of age shall be released only upon payment of the adoption fee and a sterilization deposit and after the adopting person has signed an agreement stating he/she will have the adopted animal sterilized when it is no older than six months of age. All sterilization deposits and refunds will be administered by the city finance department.

D. Adult animals over the age of six months shall be released only upon payment of the adoption fee and a sterilization deposit and after the adopting person has signed an agreement stating he/she will have the animal sterilized within thirty days of the date of the adoption.

E. The sterilization deposit shall be reimbursed only on presentation of a receipt from a veterinarian that the adopted animal has been sterilized.

F. An unsterilized animal reclaimed by its owner shall be released without being sterilized upon payment of the twenty-five dollars for the sterilization deposit and impoundment fees imposed by the animal shelter, and the owner shall sign an agreement stating he will sterilize the animal within thirty days after the release or will obtain a breeder permit or the equivalent. The sterilization deposit will be reimbursed upon presentation by the owner of a receipt from a veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized. The animal will not be released to the owner until the sterilization agreement has been signed. (Ord. 1441-93 § 2(D)(part), 1993).