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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Alabama » Title 3 - Animals. » Chapter 9 - Sterilization of Dogs and Cats.

Section 3-9-1 – Definitions.

Section 3-9-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL SHELTER. Any facility operated by or under contract for the state or any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs, […]

Section 3-9-2 – Requirements for Sterilization.

Section 3-9-2 Requirements for sterilization. (a) Any public or private animal shelter, animal control agency operated by a political subdivision of this state, or humane society shall make provisions for the sterilization of all dogs or cats acquired from a shelter, agency, or humane society by providing for all of the following: (1) Sterilization by […]

Section 3-9-3 – Violations.

Section 3-9-3 Violations. It shall be a misdemeanor to fail or refuse to comply with this chapter. Any person failing or refusing to comply shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) and not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200). (Act […]

Section 3-9-4 – Relation to Other Shelter Policies.

Section 3-9-4 Relation to other shelter policies. This chapter shall not prohibit the adoption by any political subdivision of this state of shelter policies which are more stringent than the requirements of this chapter. (Act 2006-627, p. 1421, §4.)