4:19A-12 - Consent form;Ā retrieval of animal;Ā abandonment
4:19A-12.Ā Consent form;Ā retrieval of animal;Ā abandonment
a.Ā Any person submitting a dog or cat for spaying or neutering pursuant toĀ this pilot program shall sign a consent form certifying that the person is theĀ owner of the dog or cat or is authorized to present the dog or cat for theĀ above operation.
b.Ā The commissioner shall establish a return date by which a person submitting an animal for spaying or neutering shall retrieve the animal.
c.Ā Failure to retrieve the animal shall subject the person to liability forĀ the cost of board and care of the animal for the period of time the animal isĀ kept at the clinic beyond the return date.
d.Ā Failure to retrieve the animal within 15 days of the return date established pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be deemed abandonment and the pilot clinic may seek to have the animal adopted or may transfer the animal to a shelter for adoption.
L.1983, c. 180, s. 3, eff. May 10, 1983.
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a.Ā Any person submitting a dog or cat for spaying or neutering pursuant toĀ this pilot program shall sign a consent form certifying that the person is theĀ owner of the dog or cat or is authorized to present the dog or cat for theĀ above operation.
b.Ā The commissioner shall establish a return date by which a person submitting an animal for spaying or neutering shall retrieve the animal.
c.Ā Failure to retrieve the animal shall subject the person to liability forĀ the cost of board and care of the animal for the period of time the animal isĀ kept at the clinic beyond the return date.
d.Ā Failure to retrieve the animal within 15 days of the return date established pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be deemed abandonment and the pilot clinic may seek to have the animal adopted or may transfer the animal to a shelter for adoption.
L.1983, c. 180, s. 3, eff. May 10, 1983.
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