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(1) Provide written proof of the dog's prior sterilization, if
conditions cannot or do not make this assessment obvious to the
licensing agency personnel.
(2) Have the dog surgically sterilized by a veterinarian
associated with the licensing agency at the expense of the owner or
custodian. That expense may include additional fees due to any
extraordinary care required.
(3) Arrange to have the dog surgically sterilized by another
veterinarian licensed in this state.
(4) At the discretion of the licensing agency, the dog may be
released to the owner or custodian if he or she pays a refundable
deposit consistent with existing practices and procedures, or signs a
statement under penalty of perjury representing that the dog will be
surgically sterilized and that he or she will submit a statement by
the deadline set by the licensing agency, but in no case less than 10
days after the release, signed by the veterinarian, confirming that
the dog has been surgically sterilized or is incapable of breeding,
or confirming that the veterinarian has scheduled the operation
within a reasonable time.
(g) The owner or custodian of the unaltered dog shall be
responsible for the established costs of impoundment, which shall
include daily board costs, vaccination, medication, and any other
diagnostic or therapeutic applications as required by this section.
The owner or custodian shall comply with any additional impoundment
procedures.
(h) All costs and fines collected under this section and the fees
collected under subdivision (g) shall be paid to the licensing agency
for the purpose of defraying the cost of the implementation and
enforcement of this section.
(i) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local jurisdiction
from enforcing or enacting local measures that require the spaying or
neutering of all dogs, and this section shall not prohibit a local
jurisdiction from enacting or enforcing other local measures
pertaining to the obligations of a person owning or possessing a dog.

(j) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Licensing agency" means the municipal city or county animal
control agency or other entity responsible for enforcing laws
relating to animals.
(2) "Custodian" means any person who undertakes the personal care
and control of a dog, or any person who intentionally provides care,
security, or sustenance for a dog on the person's property for any
period exceeding 30 days. "Custodian" does not include a licensing
agency.
(3) "Sterilize" means to permanently eliminate the ability of a
dog to reproduce by removing the sex organs or prohibiting
their functions preventing them from functioning