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adequate for vaccination. However, such decision shall not constitute a warranty of the health or age of the animal. (ii) There will be an adoption fee for all dogs and cats at an amount set by the San Marcos Citv Council. The fee will include the cost of sterilization, rabies vaccination. blood test, implantation of a microchip, and city registration. iii) All animals adopted from the Animal Services Facilitv shall be implanted with a microchip, vaccinated against rabies, and sterilized before ownership of the animal is transferred to the adopter. If, in the opinion of a licensed veterinarian, there is a legitimate health risk iustifving_the delay of this suraerv, the person adopting the animal shall sign a written agreement stating that they will have the animal sterilized. A person who signs a sterilization agreement commits an offense if he fails to have the animal sterilized on or before the sterilization completion date stated in the agreement. For the purposes of this section, a legitimate health risk cannot be based solelv on the animal's age. b. If an adopted animal dies on or before the sterilization completion date. the adopting person must provide written documentation to the Animal Services Manager that the animal is deceased. c. If an adopted animal is lost. stolen, or transferred to another owner before the sterilization date, the adopting person must provide written documentation to the Animal Services Manager stating that the animal is lost or stolen and a police report verifying the report of theft. or the identity of the new owner if transferred. The letter shall be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date of the animal's disappearance and shall describe the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and the date of disappearance. d. An Animal Control Officer may reclaim an adopted animal if the Animal Services Manager has not received confirmation of the sterilization as required. (2) The Animal Services Manager may offer the animal to an animal welfare group that has a signed Transfer Agreement for Dogs and Cats that is on file with the City Animal Services Facility provided that the group sterilizes and microchips the animal prior to placing it into an adoptive home; (3) The Animal Services Manager may temporarily place the animal in a foster home that has a signed Foster Agreement for Dogs and Cats that is on file with the City Animal Services Facilitv: (4) An Animal Control Officer may humanely euthanize the animal by methods approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association or the Texas Department of State Health Services.