Internal prototype — noindexed, not linked from public navigation yet.

Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-499.4

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-499.4, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 4, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 4,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Rules - Sterilization agreement

Official statutory text

Releasing agencies may adopt any additional rules to implement

the Dog and Cat Sterilization Act, provided said rules do not

conflict with the provisions or purpose of the Dog and Cat

Sterilization Act to require the spaying and neutering of all dogs

and cats adopted from releasing agencies. The sterilization

agreement to be used by releasing agencies shall be in substantially

the following form:

STERILIZATION AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and entered into this ____ day of

__________, 19__, by and between:

(Releasing Agency) (New Owner)

__________________________ ______________________________

Name Name

__________________________ ______________________________

Address Address

__________________________ ______________________________

City Telephone City Telephone

In consideration of the releasing of said animal, and in further

consideration of mutual obligations herein, Releasing Agency

releases the following animal to the New Owner:

_________________________________________________________

(describe animal)

1. Releasing Agency agrees to release the above listed animal

into the care of the New Owner and refund the New Owner's

spay/neuter deposit provided that:

(1) The animal is sterilized by a graduate licensed

veterinarian by ______________________

(give date)

(2) A written statement signed by the veterinarian

performing the sterilization, that the animal has

been sterilized by the stated date is given to the

Releasing Agency.

2. New Owner accepts the above listed animal and agrees:

(1) To have the animal sterilized by a graduate

licensed veterinarian by __________________

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals Page 63

(give date)

(2) To provide written evidence to the Releasing Agency

from the veterinarian performing the sterilization

that the animal has been sterilized by the above

date listed.

This Agreement shall be binding upon the assigns, heirs,

executors and administrators of the respective parties.

The parties hereto have hereunto set their hands the day and

year

first above written.

______________________________

Releasing Agency (signature of

agent)

______________________________

New Owner (signature of)

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?

Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.