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fee of $2.50 for each full day, or fraction thereof, that the cat is held at the animal control contractor. (e) If a cat released to the animal control contractor is not recovered by the owner, the person who had released the cat to the animal control contractor shall have the right of first refusal for permanent custody and ownership of the cat, providing that person meets the animal control contractor's adoption qualifications. Section 4-40. Sterilization of cats. It shall be unlawful for a cat owner to allow a cat over the age of six months to be at large unless the cat has been sterilized by a veterinarian. Section 4-41. Enforcement. An impounded cat for which identification is not maintained by an owner may not be released by the animal control contractor to a person claiming ownership of the cat until the owner complies with the identification requirements of this article. If an impounded cat, with or without identification, has not been sterilized, the person claiming ownership may be cited by an officer of the animal control contractor for a violation of section 4-40. The penalty for violating section 4-40 shall be waived upon proof of sterilization of the cat by a veterinarian furnished to the animal control contractor within thirty days after the date the citation was issued. Section 4-42. Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than $100. Article 7. General Animal Welfare Section 4-43. Cruelty to animals, including dogs and cats. In addition to the elements constituting cruelty to animals in chapter 711 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, a person commits the offense of cruelty to animals, dogs and cats if the person knowingly or recklessly: (1) Gives away an animal, dog or cat, or animals, dogs or cats, as a prize or prizes; (2) Abandons any animal, dog or cat. There shall be a penalty of not more than $500 for each violation of this section. Article 8. Dog, Cat, and Animal Pounds Section 4-44. Pound established for dogs, cats, and small domesticated animals. There may be established pounds for the purpose of impounding, sheltering, and disposing of unlicensed, lost, stray, homeless, or diseased dogs, for the destruction or other disposition of seized dogs, not redeemed, and for the sheltering and disposing of lost, stray, unclaimed, or diseased cats and other small domesticated animals in the districts of Ka`u, Hilo, Hamakua, Puna, Kohala and Kona, County of Hawaii. 15