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3-9-2
Section 3-9-2 Requirements for sterilization. (a) Any public or private animal shelter,
animal control agency operated by a political subdivision of this state, or humane
society shall make provisions for the sterilization of all dogs or cats acquired from a shelter,
agency, or humane society by providing for all of the following: (1) Sterilization by a licensed
veterinarian before relinquishing custody of the animal. (2) Entering into a written
agreement with the person acquiring the animal guaranteeing that sterilization will
be performed by a licensed veterinarian within 30 days after acquisition of the animal,
or within 30 days of the sexual maturity of an animal. (b) The requirements of this
chapter shall not apply to any privately owned animal in possession of a shelter, agency,
or humane society if the owner of the animal claims or presents evidence that the animal
is the property of that person. (c) All costs of sterilization pursuant to this chapter shall
be the responsibility...
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3-1-29
or other law enforcement officers and shall not be returned to the owner, trainer, or possessor
of the dog. The court shall award the animals to the humane society or other agency handling
stray animals. At its discretion, the humane society or other agency handling stray animals
shall humanely dispatch or dispose of any confiscated dog. (d) Any dog confiscated pursuant
to subsection (c) by the sheriff or other law enforcement officers shall be taken to the local
humane society or other animal welfare agency. (e) An appointed veterinarian or officer
of the humane society or other animal welfare agency may upon delivery or at any time
thereafter destroy the animal that is in his or her opinion injured, diseased past
recovery, or whose continued existence is inhumane and destruction is necessary to relieve
pain or suffering. (f) After confiscation the humane society or other animal welfare
agency may make application to the circuit court for a hearing to determine whether any animal...
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13A-11-245
Section 13A-11-245 Disposition of animal. (a) The law enforcement officer or agent of
the county or municipality may provide for the dog or cat until either the dog or cat is returned
to the owner by the court, or the court refuses to return the dog or cat to the owner and
implements one of the procedures pursuant to subsection (c). (b) If the owner is adjudged
by the court, with certification from a licensed veterinarian, to be able to provide adequately
for and have custody of the dog or cat, the dog or cat shall be returned to the owner. (c)
If the court determines that the owner of the dog or cat is unable, unwilling, or unfit to
adequately provide for, protect, and have custody of the dog or cat, the court may implement
the following by court order: (1) Upon the testimony of the person taking custody, a licensed
veterinarian, or another qualified witness that the dog or cat requires destruction or other
disposition for humane reasons or is of no commercial value, order the dog or...
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3-9-1
Section 3-9-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ANIMAL SHELTER. Any facility operated by or under contract for the state
or any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state for the
purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs, cats,
and other animals; any veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians
which operates for such purpose in addition to its customary purposes; and any facility operated,
owned, or maintained by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare organization,
or other nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare,
protection, and humane treatment of animals. (2) ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION. Any unincorporated
nonprofit organization or business entity existing for fostering and adopting dogs and cats
by the public. (3) SEXUALLY MATURE ANIMAL. Any dog or cat that has...
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45-45-170
Section 45-45-170 Animal control shelter program. (a) The Madison County Commission
is hereby authorized to establish an animal control shelter program in Madison County
and to provide such program or to enter into contracts with other governmental or private
agencies for the operation and maintenance of the program. (b) If an animal control
shelter program is established, each dog and cat in Madison County shall be licensed annually.
The Madison County Commission is authorized to establish the annual license fee; however,
such annual fee shall not be less than one dollar ($1) nor more than six dollars ($6). Any
dog or cat not having a license shall be taken into custody and retained for 10 days before
its disposal, either by sale or putting to death. The county commission may establish a fee
to reclaim an animal from one dollar ($1) to ten dollars ($10) for spayed dogs or cats
and from one dollar ($1) to twenty dollars ($20) for unspayed dogs or cats. The license fee
provided for by...
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3-6A-4
Section 3-6A-4 Sworn statement; dangerous dog investigation; hearing; procedures. (a)(1) When
a person claims that a dog is dangerous, the person shall make a sworn statement before a
city magistrate or sheriff setting forth the name of the dog owner, if known, the location
where the dog is being kept in the city or county, and the reason he or she believes the dog
to be dangerous. (2) The sworn statement shall be delivered to an animal control officer
who shall complete a dangerous dog investigation.When the sworn statement claims that a dog
has caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the duties of the animal control
officer, including but not limited to the dangerous dog investigation, shall be carried out
by a law enforcement officer. (b) An animal control officer may initiate a dangerous
dog investigation in cases where a complaint has been made pursuant to subsection (a) and
a person has been bitten, received physical injury or serious physical injury, or has died....
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45-11-172.02
Section 45-11-172.02 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) An animal
control officer or law enforcement officer of the county shall investigate any incidents involving
any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas of the county.
(b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites a person, the
dog may be quarantined and destroyed pursuant to Section 3-7A-9(b). For purposes of this subsection,
"bites" means the same as "has been exposed" as defined in Section 3-7A-1(5).
(c) If there is probable cause to believe that an owned dog is dangerous or a nuisance and
has caused serious physical injury or has caused damage to real or personal property, the
law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall impound the dog pending disposition
of a petition to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance. The county may impound...
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45-49-170.22
Section 45-49-170.22 Investigations; impounding; judicial determination. (a) An animal
control officer or law enforcement officer of Mobile County shall investigate any incidents
involving any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas of Mobile
County. (b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites a person,
the dog may be quarantined and destroyed pursuant to subsection of Section 3-7A-9. For purposes
of this subsection, bites means the same as has been exposed as defined in subdivision (5)
of Section 3-7A-1. (c) If there is probable cause to believe that an owned dog is dangerous
or a nuisance and has caused serious physical injury or has caused damage to real or personal
property, the law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall impound the dog
pending disposition of a petition to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance. The county
may impound the dog at the county pound as described in Section 3-7A-7, or may...
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22-28-2
Section 22-28-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AIR POLLUTION. The presence
in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in such quantities and duration
as are, or tend to be, injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life or
property or would interfere with the enjoyment of life or property throughout the state and
in such territories of the state as shall be affected thereby. (2) AIR CONTAMINANT. Any solid,
liquid or gaseous matter, any odor or any combination thereof, from whatever source. (3) COMMISSION.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (4) PERSON. Any and all persons, natural
or artificial, including, but not limited to, any individual, partnership, association, society,
joint stock company, firm, company, corporation, institution, trust, estate, or other legal
or other business organization or any governmental entity, and any...
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45-9-244
special account to be utilized exclusively for county fire and rescue protection purposes,
as provided in subdivision (2). b. Forty-eight percent of the proceeds shall be distributed
to the Chambers County Industrial Development Council. c. Eighteen percent of the proceeds
shall be distributed to the District Community Service Grant Authority to be allocated by
the authority. d. Four percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the Chattahoochee Valley
Humane Society to be used for small animal control on a countywide basis. e. Three
percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to Valley Haven School. f. Two percent of the
proceeds shall be deposited into a fund in the county treasury earmarked for scholarships
for residents of Chambers County to be administered and awarded by a scholarship board consisting
of three persons appointed by the legislative delegation representing Chambers County. (2)
The county commission may enter into a service contract with the Chambers County...
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