HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-OR-19 ORDINANCE NO. 2001-OR- ~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 90-
OR-9 ESTABLISHING A SPAY-NEUTER PROGRAM
FOR ANIMALS ADOPTED FROM THE JOSEPHINE B.
OGLE ANIMAL SHELTER
WHEREAS, in 1990 the Common Council of the City of
Jeffersonville (the "Council") adopted an ordinance (the
"Ordinance") establishing a spay-neuter program for animals
adopted from the Jeffersonville-Clark County Animal Shelter (the
"Shelter"); and
WHEREAS, in 2000 the Council amended the Ordinance
to allow the Shelter to perform spay-neuter procedures on-site;
and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to further amend the
Ordinance; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that
Ordinance No. 90-OR-9 adopting a spay/neuter program for the
Shelter is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. All persons wishing to adopt an animal at the Josephine B.
Ogle Animal Shelter (the "Sheker") must pay, along with
their regular adoption fees, the cost of having the animal
spayed or neutered.
2. The Shelter Director is hereby ordered to obtain at least
annually from all licensed veterinarians in Jeffersonville
Township quotes for fees those veterinarians charge the
general public spay and neuter fees. The Shelter
spay/neuter fee must be equal to the lowest and best quote
from a responsible and responsive quoter.
3. If the animal to be adopted is of sufficient age and health
to be spayed or neutered at the time of the adoption, the
animal must be spayed or neutered prior to being released
to the adoptor, but after the adoptor has paid the adoption
fees and the spay/neuter fee. The adoptor may take
possession of the animal upon the Shelter Veterinarian's
certification that the animal is sufficiently recovered from
the spay/neuter procedure. If the animal is not sufficiently
recovered within ten (i0) days following the spay/neuter
procedure, the adoptor may, at Ns/her option revoke the
adoption and receive a refund of the adoption fee and the
spay/neuter fee.
4. Subject to prior written approval by the Shelter Director,
the adoptor may refuse the spay/neuter procedure,
however the adoptor must pay the spay/neuter fee unless
the adopted animal has already been spayed or neutered.
5. The Shelter must deposit all monies collected for the
spay/neuter program with the Clerk-Treasurer of the City
of Jeffersonville, for deposit in the Spay/Neuter Program
Non-reverting Fund created herein.
6. A special non-reverting operating fund is hereby
established for the purpose of receiving and holding fees
charged by the Shelter for the spay/neuter program, rabies
vaccine fees and adoption fees. This fund shall be entitled
"Animal Shelter Spay/Neuter Non-Reverting Fund" and
monies may be expended from this fund only upon the
ftling of a proper claim in issuance of a ~varrant for
payment by the Clerk-Treasurer after approval by the
Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville. Hereafter
the Clerk-Treasurer may not deposit monies the Shelter
receives as spay/neuter fees, rabies vaccine fees and
adoption fees into the City's General Fund, but must
deposit those fees into this non-reverting fund.
7. The Shelter is hereby required to use the Animal Shelter
Spay/Neuter Non-Reverting Fund to the extent and in the
manner allowed by law.
This ordinance is in full force and effect upon its passage,
promulgation and approval by the Mayor.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council of the City of
Jeffersonville, Indiana, on the c6 day of~, 2001.
o~mas R. Galliga~
Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
pe~ii)d~r-
Clerk-Treasurer
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of the City of
Jeffersonville this ~ day of O~zu-tx,k- ,2001.
Peggy~L~er -
Clerk-Treasurer
This Ordinance approved and signed by me this % day of
,2001.