§ 2.7-2. Spay/neutering program.

(a)

There is hereby established a spay/neuter program in Washington County, Arkansas.

(b)

Only residents of the unincorporated portions of the County and the incorporated cities not excluded below shall be eligible to participate in this program.

(c)

The residents of the incorporated communities exceeding ten thousand (10,000) population shall be ineligible to participate in the program.

(d)

The Washington County Animal Concerns Advisory Board shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this program which shall be subject to Quorum Court approval.

(e)

Attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if set out word for word is a description of the spay/neuter program including the initial rules and regulations for said program, and such should be and hereby are approved; further rules and regulations need only be approved by simple voice vote of a majority of the Quorum Court.

(f)

No person, entity or organization may receive more than ten (10) vouchers per year; except as allowed otherwise on appeal to the Animal Concerns Advisory Board.

(g)

No person, entity or organization that utilizes the services provided herein may sell, adopt or release an animal to persons who reside outside of Washington County.

(h)

Any violation of the ordinance from which this section was derived shall be punishable and enforceable as set out in Washington County Code 2.7-25, as amended.

(i)

Severability clause. If any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of the ordinance from which this section was derived is invalid or unconstitutional, that finding in no way affects the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance from which this section was derived.

(Ord. No. 2003-33, Arts. 1—5, 6-12-03; Ord. No. 2009-69, Art. 1, 12-10-09)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2003-33, Arts. 1—5, adopted June 12, 2003, did not specifically amend the Code, hence inclusion as § 2.7-2 was at the editor's discretion.