(a) Any veterinarian licensed in the State of Delaware may participate in the Program established under this chapter. To participate, a veterinarian must file an application provided by the administrator agreeing to all preset fees and program conditions. Preset fees shall be set by the administrator, in consultation with the Delaware Veterinary Medical Association and shall be subject to revision as determined necessary by the administrator.

(b) For all cats or and dogs sterilized under this Program, the administrator shall reimburse the veterinarians or business they work for or the 501(c)(3) (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) organization for services on a monthly basis. The preset fee shall cover the cost of a presurgical medical evaluation; spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination and routine postsurgical care required by the servicing veterinarian’s postoperative protocol. The owner/caretaker shall be responsible for the payment of any additional fees for procedures mutually agreed upon and administered by the veterinarian that are not covered under this Program.

(c) To receive reimbursement for procedures performed, the participating veterinarian or business they work for or the 501(c)(3) (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) organization shall submit a copy of the completed Spay/Neuter Fund Certificate signed by the veterinarian who performed the surgery to the administrator.

(d) The current rabies forms shall be revised in such a manner as to create an area for recording a serialized tag number for purposes of accountability.

(e) This process shall also apply to all inoculations clinics except that it shall also be the responsibility of the organization conducting the clinic to maintain copies of the certificates for a minimum of 12 months after the expiration date of the vaccination.

(f) In addition to that which is already established by law, a copy of the rabies registration form shall be generated and provided to the Program’s administrator. The administrator’s copy shall be utilized for establishing and maintaining a database for enforcement, performance review analysis and tax credit reporting purposes.

75 Del. Laws, c. 326, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 284, § 6; 79 Del. Laws, c. 377, § 2; 81 Del. Laws, c. 224, § 5; 81 Del. Laws, c. 450, § 2.