Tulsa charges a sterilization surcharge when intact dogs or cats are impounded and offers reduced reclaim fees for animals already spayed or neutered. Title 5 promotes sterilization to reduce shelter intake and euthanasia rates citywide.
Tulsa Title 5 (Animal Welfare) imposes a sterilization fee on impounded intact dogs and cats; owners must either show proof the animal will be altered or pay the surcharge before reclaim. Animals already spayed or neutered receive a discounted license fee and lower reclaim cost. Tulsa Animal Welfare partners with low-cost clinics, Spay Oklahoma, and rescue groups to expand access. The ordinance does not impose a blanket mandatory-sterilization rule, but repeat impounds and certain breed-restricted holds may trigger sterilization as a condition of release. Enforcement occurs through Tulsa Municipal Court when fees go unpaid.
Failing to pay the sterilization surcharge, falsifying sterilization proof, or refusing to comply with an alter-as-condition-of-release order can lead to additional fines and forfeiture of the animal.
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