Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 3815
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 3815
- Owner: means any person who owns a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid and includes any person who has actual or constructive possession of the pet or wolf-hybrid. See
- Wolf-hybrid: means an animal that is the progeny or descendant of a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and a wolf (Canis lupus or Canis rufus). See
§ 3815. Dog, cat, and wolf-hybrid spaying and neutering program
(a) The Agency of Human Services shall administer a dog, cat, and wolf-hybrid spaying and neutering program providing reduced-cost spaying and neutering services and presurgical immunization for dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids owned or cared for by individuals with low income. The Agency shall implement the program through an agreement with a qualified organization consistent with the applicable administrative rules.
(b) The program shall reimburse veterinarians who voluntarily consent to spay or neuter dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids under the auspices of the program. The reimbursement shall be less any co-payment by the owner of a dog, cat, or wolf-hybrid for the cost of each spaying or neutering procedure.
(c) The Secretary of Human Services, in consultation with the chair of the Vermont Board of Veterinary Medicine, may adopt and amend rules pursuant to 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 25 to enable the Agency to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. (Added 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 39; amended 2009, No. 54, § 77, eff. June 1, 2009; 2011, No. 57, § 1; 2021, No. 20, § 210.)