Lubbock requires spay or neuter for impounded dogs and cats released to owners after a second pickup, and charges higher annual fees for intact animals to encourage sterilization through Lubbock Animal Services programs.
Lubbock Animal Services operates a tiered registration system: intact dogs and cats pay substantially higher annual fees than altered animals, and the second time an animal is impounded for running at large, sterilization is required as a condition of release. Low-cost spay-neuter vouchers are available to qualifying residents through partner clinics. Breeders must hold a separate intact-animal permit if they keep multiple unaltered animals; the permit requires inspection, microchipping, and litter recordkeeping. The policy aims to reduce shelter intake at the West 19th Street facility while preserving owner choice.
Higher annual registration fees, mandatory sterilization at owner expense after second impound, refusal of release until compliance, and citation for unpermitted breeding.
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