N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 116: Spaying and neutering facilities authorized

§ 116. Spaying and neutering facilities authorized. 1. Any

municipality may, by local law or ordinance, provide for the

establishment and operation of a facility to provide services for the

alteration of the reproductive capacity through spaying or neutering of

dogs and cats owned by the residents thereof.

2. Any animal which is presented at such facility for alteration must

be accompanied by a notarized authorization signed by the owner thereof

consenting to such alteration and agreeing to hold the municipality, its

agents, servants and employees harmless for any damages arising

therefrom or incidental thereto.

3. Any municipality enacting a local law or ordinance as authorized by

this section shall further provide for the regulation of such facility

with respect to the terms and conditions, including compensation, under

which any animal will be maintained while the animal remains in the

custody of the facility.

4. In no event shall any of the moneys or fees derived from, or

collected pursuant to, the provisions of this article except as provided

in subdivision three of section one hundred ten of this article and

section one hundred seventeen-a of this article be used to subsidize the

spaying or neutering of cats.