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have five -(5) business days in which to take the animal to a licensed veterinarian for vaccination. The owner shall return proof of vaccination in the manner required by section 302.04 within the five-day period following emp be- de-emed to have th violated this chapter. The administering veterinarian shall be reimbursed upon presentation of the receipts to the county for the costs of the vaccination, however, not to exceed the amount the prepayment made. 5. Except for any animal undergoing quarantine pursuant to section 302.08, an animal which has not been redeemed within five (5) consecutive days after impoundment, including the day of impoundment and provided the fifth day falls on a day the facility is open for business, shall escheat to the animal control authority. Ihe animal—control -author i ty--s hereby—au-th-ar i zed -t dispose of the animal by adoption or destruction through euthanasia as it deems most humane, in its sole discretion. Adoption fees shall be collected at the ate estab hedby —the- d mpoundmen fac_il_i ty, but i nany event-, no door cat sha I I be released for adoption without first being sterilized, or without a written agreement from the adopting party guaranteeing that said animal shall be sterilized within thirty 30 days following adoption, unless the sexual maturity of the animal requires a longer period. An agreemen to s er i7 i ze sha robe securedby depos i with the agency from which the animal is adopted of a sum to be determined by the agency to be refunded without interest upon presentation of proof that said animal has been sterl-Fized. Untilsuch anlimal is actually sterilized licensing fees -shall be levied as if the animal were unsterilized. Failure to comply with the agreement shall result in forfeiture of the deposit to the agency for animal control or related .�r...rn�nn Il..n., ....nnf of �+n... I ire+in.. +Hn fliaicinn of Animal Control is authorized, if requested by the owner, to refund any portion of the current year's paid licensing fee attributable to the previous unsterilized status of the animal, as if said animal had been neutered or spayed for the entire year. All provision herein pertaining to the sterilization of adoptive animals shall be interpreted consistently with the legislative policy and requirements set forth in Florida Statutes, Section 823,15, as may be amended, governing sterilization of animals released from animal n-tr--I stip I-t-e-rs or agencies. 10 SmeadSok Reprint Date: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 15:18:51 - OfficialDocuments:649, Attachment Id 0, Page 12