Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 194: Welfare of Animals

§ 3903. Registration of animal shelters

1. No person may operate an animal shelter after the expiration of six months following the effective date of this chapter unless a certificate of registration for the animal shelter has been granted by the commissioner. Application for the certificate shall be made in the manner provided by the commissioner. No fee shall be required for the certificate. Certificates of registration shall be valid for a period of one year or until revoked, and may be renewed for like periods upon application in the manner provided.
   
   
2. An animal shelter registered under this chapter shall not accept an animal unless the donor provides the following information: the name and address of the donor and, if known, the name of the animal, its vaccination history and other information concerning the background, temperament and health of the animal. (Added 1971, No. 27, § 5, eff. March 24, 1971; amended 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.) § 3904. Repealed. 1993, No. 51, § 5.