New York Agriculture and Markets Section 117-a requires every dog and cat adopted from the Buffalo Animal Shelter to be sterilized before release or under a binding deposit-backed contract, with proof of compliance returned within thirty days.
Buffalo follows the statewide adoption sterilization mandate codified at New York Agriculture and Markets Section 117-a. The Buffalo Animal Shelter sterilizes dogs and cats prior to release whenever medically appropriate; otherwise adopters sign a sterilization agreement with a refundable deposit and must furnish veterinarian proof within thirty days of contract date. Animals reclaimed by owners after a second impound must also be sterilized at owner expense. Buffalo does not impose a citywide sterilization mandate on private owners outside the shelter system, leaving routine breeding regulated by Chapter 49 pet limits and nuisance provisions only.
Forfeiture of refundable sterilization deposit, civil action by the Buffalo Animal Shelter for contract breach, and ineligibility for future adoptions under New York Agriculture and Markets Section 117-a.
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