{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-4-4-499.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-499.1","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in the Dog and Cat Sterilization Act:\n\n1. \"Neuter\" means to render a male dog or cat unable to\n\nreproduce;\n\n2. \"New owner\" or \"owner\" means a person legally competent to\n\nenter into a contract acquiring a dog or cat from a releasing\n\nagency;\n\n3. \"Releasing agency\" means any pound, shelter, or humane\n\nsociety organization, whether public or private;\n\n4. \"Spay\" means to remove the ovaries of a female dog or cat in\n\norder to render said animal unable to reproduce; and\n\n5. \"Sterilization\" means to spay or neuter a dog or cat.","path":["OK Code","Title 4"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os4.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"0c1a08bb001e6fa03eefa295854ffef1ae1d53a99a86c8f3fb751944ad15d228","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-4-4-499","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-4-4-499.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}