Athens City Code

Any domestic animal which has been confined at the animal shelter and not claimed by its owner as provided in this chapter may be adopted by responsible adults to be kept only as household pets. Those desiring to adopt an animal shall be required to complete a questionnaire containing such information as may be necessary to determine suitability of pet ownership. Further, those desiring to adopt an animal shall be required to sign a contract with the city or its designated representative agreeing to have the animal examined by a licensed veterinarian within 48 hours of adoption and immunized as recommended, to have the animal surgically sterilized as stipulated in the adoption contract, fees for the sterilization to be shared as specified in agreement with the local humane society, to obey all local and state ordinances pertaining to the keeping of animals as pets and to return the animal to the animal shelter if the terms of the contract cannot be met.

(Code 1972, § 3-205; Code 1995, § 10-204; Ord. No. 795, 7-19-1994)