{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1806","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1806","heading":"Release to owner.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor shall not release a dog to its owner unless the owner has obtained a license as provided in § 8-1804.\n\n(b)\nAn owner of an animal that is impounded shall pay the following:\n(1)\nAn impoundment fee of $15 for animals certified by a licensed veterinarian as either spayed or neutered or incapable of enduring spaying or neutering;\n(2)\nAn impoundment fee of $15 for unneutered and unspayed animals, provided the owner agrees to have the animal sterilized and prepays the cost of the surgery;\n(3)\nAn impoundment fee of $75 for dogs and $50 for all other animals that have not been spayed or neutered, where the owner does not utilize the option in paragraph (2) of this subsection;\n(4)\nA boarding fee of $5 for each night after the 1st night;\n(5)\nThe cost of veterinary services, including vaccinations, provided by the Mayor; and\n(6)\nAny outstanding fines.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor shall issue a notice of violation to an owner of an animal impounded under § 8-1805 except that this subsection shall not apply the 1st time an owner has an animal impounded.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 18. Animal Control.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1806","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7951b703f2eb286933b117525b48ebb064d0b26dfef4bded8593e5baa0314f87","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1805","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1807"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}