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All animals must be spayed/neutered for animal control.
§2365. Louisiana Pet Registry
A. The Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission shall establish and maintain a voluntary registry for animals called the Louisiana Pet Registry. The current owner of any animal may register that animal with the commission.
B.(1) The registration shall include the name and address of the owner and the name and a description of the animal. If the animal has been fitted with a microchip, the registration shall also include the brand of commercial microchip and the animal's microchip identification number. If the animal is tattooed with an identification number, the registration shall include the tattoo number.
(2) The commission shall assign to each registered animal a unique identification number and provide to the owner of each registered animal a license tag bearing the identification number.
(3) The manner in which the license number is affixed to the registered animal is at the discretion of the owner.
(4) The owner of each registered animal shall notify the commission of any changes in registration information within thirty days.
C. The owner of each registered animal shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars to the commission for the registration of that animal.
D. Fees shall be paid directly to the commission and deposited into the Louisiana Animal Welfare Fund for use by the commission. The commission may waive or reduce fees if it deems necessary.
E. Applications for registration with the Louisiana Pet Registry shall be made available by the commission. The commission shall provide public notices pertaining to the registry.
Acts 2006, No. 771, §1.
§2472. Sterilization required
A. Provisions shall be made for the sterilization of all dogs and cats sold or released for adoption or purchased from any public or private animal shelter or animal control agency operated by a humane society or by a parish, city, or other political subdivision by either:
(1) Providing sterilization by a Louisiana licensed veterinarian before relinquishing custody of the animal.
(2) Entering into a written agreement with the adopter or purchaser guaranteeing that sterilization will be performed by a Louisiana licensed veterinarian in compliance with a sterilization agreement that shall contain the following information:
(a) The date of the agreement.
(b) The name, address, and signature of the releasing agency and the adopter.
(c) A description of the animal to be adopted.
(d) A sterilization completion date which shall be either:
(i) The thirtieth day after the date of adoption in the case of an adult animal.
(ii) The thirtieth day after a specified date estimated to be the date an adopted infant female or male puppy or kitten becomes six months of age.
(iii) If the releasing agency has a written policy recommending sterilization of certain infant animals at an earlier date, the thirtieth day after the date contained in the written policy.
(e) A statement, printed in conspicuous bold print, that sterilization of the animal is required under R.S. 3:2472.
B. Except as provided by this Subsection, an adopter that signs an agreement under R.S. 3:2472(A)(2) shall have the adopted animal sterilized on or before the sterilization date stated in the agreement. If the sterilization completion date stated in the agreement falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline shall be extended to the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The releasing agency may extend the deadline for thirty days on the presentation of a letter or telephone report from a Louisiana licensed veterinarian stating that the life or health of the adopted animal may be jeopardized by sterilization. There shall be no limit to the number of extensions that may be granted for this reason.
Acts 1990, No. 567, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
PART VI. PET OVERPOPULATION CONTROL
§2471. Definitions
As used in this Part the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Adopter" means a person who is legally competent to enter into a contract and who is adopting or buying a dog or cat from a releasing agency.
(2) "Adult animal" means any dog or cat that has reached the age of one hundred eighty days or six months or more.
(3) "Releasing agency" means an animal pound, shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency, whether public or private. The term does not include an individual who occasionally renders humane assistance or shelter in the individual's home to a dog or cat.
(4) "Sterilization" means the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat in order to render the animal unable to reproduce.
Acts 1990, No. 567, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
§ 2472. Sterilization required
A. Provisions shall be made for the sterilization of all dogs and cats sold or released for adoption or purchased from any public or private animal shelter or animal control agency operated by a humane society or by a parish, city, or other political subdivision by either:
(1) Providing sterilization by a Louisiana licensed veterinarian before relinquishing custody of the animal.
(2) Entering into a written agreement with the adopter or purchaser guaranteeing that sterilization will be performed by a Louisiana licensed veterinarian in compliance with a sterilization agreement that shall contain the following information:
(a) The date of the agreement.
(b) The name, address, and signature of the releasing agency and the adopter.
(c) A description of the animal to be adopted.
(d) A sterilization completion date which shall be either:
(i) The thirtieth day after the date of adoption in the case of an adult animal.
(ii) The thirtieth day after a specified date estimated to be the date an adopted infant female or male puppy or kitten becomes six months of age.
(iii) If the releasing agency has a written policy recommending sterilization of certain infant animals at an earlier date, the thirtieth day after the date contained in the written policy.
(e) A statement, printed in conspicuous bold print, that sterilization of the animal is required under R.S. 3:2472.
B. Except as provided by this Subsection, an adopter that signs an agreement under R.S. 3:2472(A)(2) shall have the adopted animal sterilized on or before the sterilization date stated in the agreement. If the sterilization completion date stated in the agreement falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline shall be extended to the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The releasing agency may extend the deadline for thirty days on the presentation of a letter or telephone report from a Louisiana licensed veterinarian stating that the life or health of the adopted animal may be jeopardized by sterilization. There shall be no limit to the number of extensions that may be granted for this reason.
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Amended by Acts 1982, No. 101, § 1, eff. July 11, 1982; Acts 1991, No. 940, § 1.
A. Each releasing agency shall agree to give title, possession, and control of the animal as long as the adopter complies with the terms and conditions of the agreement as set forth in R.S. 3:2472.
B. Failure by either party to comply with any provision of the adoption agreement as set forth in R.S. 3:2472 may give rise to a cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Amended by Acts 1950, No. 231, § 1; Acts 1992, No. 1131, § 1.
§ 2474. Confirmation of sterilization
The releasing agency shall consider the animal sterilized upon receipt of written confirmation signed by the Louisiana licensed veterinarian who performed the sterilization.
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Amended by Acts 2003, No. 133, § 1, eff. May 28, 2003.
A. The sterilization requirements of this Part do not apply to a dog or cat that is claimed from a releasing agency by a person who already owns the animal.
B. This Part does not apply to a releasing agency located in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance providing standards for dog and cat sterilization that exceed the requirements of this Part.
C. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to animals sold or released from any humane society, public or private shelter, or animal control agency to the United States armed forces, police or other law enforcement agencies, licensed veterinary facilities, or to licensed medical facilities.
D. The sterilization requirements of this Part do not apply to a dog or cat that is claimed by an adopter who executes a written agreement obligating the adopter to care for the adopted dog or cat and all of its offspring and pays the fee set by the releasing agency, which fee shall be in addition to the set adoption fee. Failure of the adopter to comply with the written agreement may give rise to a cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source:
Acts 1918, No. 239, § 5.
All costs of sterilization pursuant to this Part shall be paid by the prospective adopter or purchaser, unless otherwise provided.
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