Nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize an agency to spay or neuter a dog or cat, if the dog or cat is being claimed by and returned to its lawful owner within seven (7) days of the dog or cat being taken into custody by the agency.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-17-505
Dogs or cats claimed by owner
Acts 2000, ch. 789, § 6.
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