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identification number provided by the microchip, shall be maintained on file at the animal services <br />center or with a nationally recognized registry, for future identification purposes. <br />(6) If an animal is impounded for running at large, for a second time, and the animal has not already been <br />sterilized, the owner must complete and sign a sterilization agreement to have the animal sterilized <br />within 30 days as a further requirement for return. A person who signs a sterilization agreement <br />commits an offense if he or she fails to have the animal sterilized on or before the date required in the <br />agreement. <br />The owner of an animal required by subsection (a) to be sterilized shall submit verification <br />documentation to animal services within 10 days following the animal's sterilization procedure. <br />b. If an owner no longer has the animal on the date required in the sterilization agreement, the <br />owner must provide a written statement or documentation that the animal was lost, stolen, <br />transferred to a new owner, or died. <br />(7) An owner whose animal is impounded for violating this chapter shall remain liable for all fees whether <br />the owner reclaims the animal or surrenders the animal to the shelter. <br />(8) A person who has been notified that their animal is impounded at the shelter commits an offense if he <br />or she fails to either reclaim their animal or surrender their animal to the city within five business days <br />of said notification. <br />(9) There is no fee or fine for reclaiming or returning community cats. <br />(Ord. No. 2008-62, § 4, 12-18-08; Ord. No. 2010-10, § 1, 3-2-10; Ord. No. 2022-96 , § 1(Exh. A), 3-21-23) <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br />Created: 2023-08-04 12:37:53 [EST] <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />