<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-63. - Spaying and neutering requirements; unaltered animals permit required.</div>
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               No person shall own or harbor any dog or cat over the age of six months that has not
               been spayed or neutered unless such person holds an unaltered animal permit issued
               for such animal by the department of animal services, or any successor agency authorized
               by law to issue such a permit, except:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Persons who own or harbor service dogs or police work dogs;
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                  (2)
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                  Individuals who are non-residents of the county and reside temporarily therein for
                  a period not to exceed 30 days;
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                  (3)
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                  Animal shelters and veterinary hospitals; and
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                  (4)
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                  Persons who own or harbor a dog or cat and who are in possession of a certification
                  signed by a licensed veterinarian stating that such animal is unfit to be spayed or
                  neutered because such procedure would endanger the life of such animal.
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               (Ord. No. 10-04-01, 3-16-10)
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