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  • (1) "Proof of sterilization" means a written document signed by a veterinarian licensed under Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act, stating:
    • (a) a specified animal has been sterilized;
    • (b) the date on which the sterilization was performed; and
    • (c) the location where the sterilization was performed.
  • (2) "Recipient" means the person to whom an animal shelter transfers an animal for adoption.
  • (3) "Sterilization deposit" means the portion of a fee charged by an animal shelter to a recipient or claimant of an unsterilized animal to ensure the animal is timely sterilized in accordance with an agreement between the recipient or the claimant and the animal shelter.
  • (4) "Sterilized" means that an animal has been surgically altered either by the spaying of a female animal or by the neutering of a male animal, so it is unable to reproduce.
  • (5) "Transfer" means that an animal shelter sells, gives away, places for adoption, or transfers an animal to a recipient.




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