[ SHOWGSD-L ] Louisiana, New Orleans, Mandatory S/N..1 litter a year
- From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:26:39 -0700
NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER MANDATORY
SPAY/NEUTER & MICROCHIPPING
The Issue.
The New Orleans City Council has introduced an ordinance establishing
spay/neuter requirements as well
as permits for intact dogs. The council plans to discuss, and possibly
vote on, the ordinance at its
Thursday, May 6th meeting.
The Impact.
The proposed ordinance would require owners or keepers to spay/neuter
all dogs over six months old.
Owners or keepers would be allowed to obtain an “intact dog permit” if
the owner or keeper chooses not
to spay/neuter from the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. In order to obtain a
permit an owner or keeper must submit a permit application to the
Society, pay an initial $10 permit
application fee plus the $20 annual permit fee. The annual renewal fee
for permits will be $20 and is due
by January 1st of each year. In order for the Society to grant an
intact dog permit, owners or keepers must
submit adhere to the following conditions:
• Submit the appropriate forms and fees as required by the Society,
including a written description
of the dog, a photo of the dog and a photo of the dogs living
conditions;
• Proof the dog has been microchipped (i.e. include the registered
microchip number on the
application);
• Proof of current vaccinations for rabies, distemper and parvo virus;
• Not allow female dogs to breed before reaching 18 months old;
• Not allow female dogs to have more than one litter per year;
• If a permit is permitted, owners or keepers must display the permit
number when advertising
puppies for sale/adoption; and
• No animal under six weeks old may be sold, given away or adopted.
The ordinance also provides fines for those who fail to comply with
the permit requirements listed above.
Fines for a first violation can be up to $100 per dog, second
violation up to $250 per dog and a third
violation would result in impoundment and fines of up to $500 per dog.
If a permit is not renewed on time, permittees will be subject to a
$10 per day late fee and if not renewed
within 15 days of the annual expiration a first violation will be
issued.
Exemptions to obtaining permits include:
• The dog is under six months;
• A licensed veterinarian certifies that the dog should not be spayed/
neutered for a specific health
reason. The certificate must include the veterinarian’s license number
and the date by which the
dog may be spayed/neutered, if ever.
April 20, 2010
(New Orleans Ordinance)
• The dog has been present in New Orleans for less than 30 days;
• The owner has obtained, or submitted an application for, an intact
dog permit; or
• The dog is used by a government or law enforcement entity for
government, rescue, law
enforcement or other purposes.
PIJAC Position:
PIJAC does not support mandatory spay/neuter or microchip laws. There
are various reasons, including
medical reasons, why pet owners may choose not to sterilize dogs. This
is a decision that should be made
on a case-by-case basis by pet owners after consultation with their
veterinarian, and pet owners should not
be subject to punitive fees because spay/neuter is not a desirable
course of action in their particular
circumstances. Furthermore, mandatory spay/neuter requirements and
intact dog permits have often
proven to be difficult to enforce, and the ordinance’s costly permit
fees and high fines could result in noncompliance
leading owners or keepers to avoid proper veterinary care and
vaccinations for their dogs in
order to avoid detection.
Pet “over population” is a complex issue that cannot be solved with a
one-size-fits-all mandate for dog
owners.
Recommended Action.
As stated above, it is believed that the Council may discuss and
possibly vote on this ordinance at its
Thursday, May 6th meeting. We urge you to read the ordinance in its
entirety, the text to this ordinance is
attached to the online version of this PetAlert, found on the
‘Breaking News’ page of the PIJAC website
(http://www.pijac.org/petinformation/breakingnews.asp).
We also urge anyone affected by this ordinance to contact the Council
members listed below and express
that restricting owner rights is not the best way to protect the
welfare and health of dogs.
If you have further questions please feel free to contact PIJAC’s
Bambi Nicole Osborne by phone at 202-
452-1525 or via email at bambi@xxxxxxxxxx
Council President Arnie Fielkow (At-Large)
City Hall, Room 2W40
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1060
Fax: (504) 658-1068
afielkow@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Council Vice President Jacquelyn Brechtel
Clarkson (At-Large)
City Hall, Room 2W50
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1070
Fax: (504) 658-1077
jbclarkson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilwoman Shelley Midura (District A)
City Hall, Room 2W80
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1010
Fax: (504) 658-1016
smidura@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilwoman Stacy Head (District B)
City Hall, Room 2W10
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1020
Fax: (504) 658-1025
shead@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilman James Carter (District C)
City Hall, Room 2W70
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1030
Fax: (504) 658-1037
jcarter@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell (District
D) – ordinance sponsor
City Hall, Room 2W20
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1040
Fax: (504) 658-1048
chmorrell@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis (Dist. E)
City Hall, Room 2W60
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 658-1050
Fax: (504) 658-1058
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