New Orleans Ch. 4 requires sterilization of intact cats and dogs reclaimed from the LA-SPCA shelter and of animals adopted from any city-contracted facility before release back to owners.
Code Ch. 4 directs that any unaltered dog or cat impounded by the Louisiana SPCA under the city contract must be sterilized prior to redemption unless the owner shows a veterinarian's medical exemption. Adopted animals must also leave the shelter spayed or neutered. Breeders must hold a city-issued intact-animal permit and comply with kennel standards. The rule supports nuisance reduction and overpopulation control after Hurricane Katrina-era reforms expanded LA-SPCA authority and city funding for low-cost clinics.
Refusing sterilization forfeits the animal to LA-SPCA. Operating an unpermitted breeding kennel can bring fines and Municipal Court summons under Ch. 4 enforcement.
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