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S'r � The ordinancealso limits the number of litters a breeder can have, sell, trade or give away, Maryland Baltimore City Differential licensing charges $10 for a spayed or neutered dog or cat and $30 for an unaltered animal. � (n April 2002, a law was passed that gives animal control the authority to put a microchip implant into animals the first time they are found roaming the streets. 4 On the second impoundment, the animal is required to be spayed or neutered at the guardian's expense. �ec. 9iE-309 (c) Impoundment; Conditions for Return to Owners. � 1� a first or subsequent impoundmentof a dog or cat, the Commissionermay require that, as a conditionforthe animal's returnto its owneror keeper: (i) a microchip, containing the information the Commissioner specifies, be surgically implanted in the animal; and (ii) the owner or keeper agree to keep the information current, as directed by the Commissioner. (2) On a second or subsequent impoundment, the Commissioner may require that, as a condition of the animal's return to its owner or keeper, the animal to be altered. (3) The costs incurred in these procedures must be paid by the owner or keeper when reclaimingthe animal. Montgomery County �� nimal control agencies and shelters have the authority to spay or neuter any dog or cat that is impounded fiwo or more times, at the owner's expense. The county is mandated to provide the county residents•��IFi spay/n�uter clinics and offer services at uniform or reduced rate. ��a. 5-303 (7) (d) Multiple Impoundments. (1) If an unaltered dog or cat is impounded 2 or more times, the owner must have the animal altered at the owner's expense or surrender the animal to the Director. 5��. 5-403 (a) The county directly or by contract must establish one or more clinics where county residents may have dogs or cats altered in a humane manner by a licensed veterinarianfor a fee set by regulation. The county may contractfor altering services by a licensed veterinarian at the veterinarian'sown place of business. The fee may be: (1) uniform or based on ability to pay; and (2) waived or reduced for financial hardship. Missouri St. Louis * Any impounded stray animal will be spayed or neutered at the guardian's expense ■ All stray animals caught or impounded by animal control will be microchipped * Differential licensing charges $50 for unaltered animals and $4 for spayed or neutered animals * Any citizenwho failsto comply with this ordinance will be fined. �ec. 10.04.150 I o 10.04.160 Release fees----dogs or cats. No dog or cat should be finally released unless procedures approved by the Health Commissioner to have it spayed or neutered and micro-chipped for identification have been followed. 5ea. 10.04.065 Neuter Assistance and Education Fund. All fees and penalties collected under the provisions of Sections 14.Q4.'l�aC� and 10.44.164, not to exceed TwentyThousand Dollars ($2fl,0�p� eachfiscal year, shall be deposited into a special fund to be known as the NeuterAssistance and Education Fund (the Fund). The purpose of the Fund shall be to offerfinancial assistance to qualified St. Louis City residents for the spaying and neutering of their dogs and cats and to create public awareness regarding efforts to control pet overpopulation in the �ity of St. Louis. ... No dog or cat should be finally released unless procedures approved by the Health Commissioner to have it spayed or neutered have been followed. New Mexico McKinley County * Differential licensin� charges $25 for unaltered dogs and cats and $5 for spayed or neutered animals. * With proof of sterilization, the county wiil refund $20 of the unaltered license fee if provided within 45 days. � Breeders are required to pay an additional $35 for a breeder's permit.