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ANIMALS AND FOWL § 5-47.5 (3) A description of the dog or cat to be adopted; (4) The date by which the dog or cat is required to be sterilized; and (5) A statement printed in conspicuous, bold print, that sterilization of the dog or cat is required 'under this article; that a person who violates this article is subject to a civil penalty; and that the new owner may be compelled to comply with the provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 95-9, 9-26-95) Cross reference--Similar provision, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.126:2. Sec. 5-47~. Sterilization confirmation; civil penalty. Each new owner who signs a sterilization agreement shall, within seven (7) days of the sterilization, cause to be delivered or mailed to the releasing agency written confirmation signed by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization. The confirmation shall briefly describe the dog or cat; include the new owner's name and ~ddress; certify that the sterilization was performed, and specify the date of the procedure. Failure to display, upon request of the releasing agency, sterilization proof signed by the veterinarian who sterilized the animal constitutes prima facie evidence that the animal is fertile and may be subject to the penalties specified in the article. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) and any pound utilized by the city may additionally revoke the placement and take possession of the unsterilized dog or cat. (Ord. No. 95-9, 9-26-95) Cross reference--Code of~r~rginia, § 3.1-796.126:4. Sec. 5-47.4. Notification concerning lost, stolen or dead dogs or cats; civil penalty. If an adopted dog or cat is lost or stolen or dies before the animal is sterilized and before the date by which the dog or cat is required to be sterilized, the new owner shall, within seven (7) days of the animal's disappearance or death, notify the releasing agency of the animal's disappearance or death. If a lost or stolen 3nimal returns or is returned to the new owner, the new owner shall (i) within seven (7) days of the animars return, notify the releasing agency of the animal's return and (ii) comply with the provisions of this article by the date by which the dog or cat is required to be sterilized or, if the animal returns or is returned after the sterilization due date, within two (2) weeks of the animal's return. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a Civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (Ord. No. 95-9, 9-26-95) Cross reference--Similar provision, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.126:4. Sec. 5-47.5. Exemptions. These ordinances regarding sterilization shall not apply to: (1) An owner reclaiming his dog or cat from a releasing agency; (2) Areleasing agency located in a county, city or town that has adopted a more stringent mandatory sterilization ordinance; and Supp. No. 36 331