STERILIZATION AGREEMENT

(a) The sterilization agreement used by a releasing agency must contain: (1) the date of the agreement; (2) the names, addresses, and signatures of the releasing agency and the new owner; (3) a description of the animal to be adopted; (4) the sterilization completion date; and (5) a statement, printed in conspicuous, bold print, that sterilization of the animal is required under Chapter 828, Health and Safety Code, and that a violation of this chapter is a criminal offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor. (b) The sterilization completion date contained in the sterilization agreement must be: (1) the 30th day after the date of adoption in the case of an adult animal; (2) the 30th day after a specified date estimated to be the date an adopted infant female animal becomes six months old or an adopted infant male animal becomes eight months old; or (3) if the releasing agency has a written policy recommending sterilization of certain infant animals at an earlier date, the 30th day after the date contained in the written policy.