Title
Proposed Revisions to the Lake County Health Department Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule (as authorized in Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 178) - Mackey
Body
Revisions to the Animal Care and Control (AC&C) Fees Schedule are proposed to provide clarity and transparency in the assessment of fees, and to incentivize compliance. The proposed revisions are:
o Certain language and terms were amended for clarity and to align with Chapter 172
o The fee for a distemper vaccination was increased from $10 to $20 due to increased costs
o The fee for the relinquishment of an owned dog or cat was increased to $150 to reflect the cost assessed by our primary adoption partner group
• All references and distinctions to a dog or cat being “adoptable” were removed and a singular relinquishment fee or $150 is proposed for all
o The description of the $20 fee for rabies vaccination was clarified to not specify that it only applies to impounded and returned animals
o The $2 replacement tag fee was added (it was previously only referenced in procedures and policies)
o Language in the Rabies fees section was amended for clarity
o The fee for confinement and rabies observation was changed from a flat $150 fee to $35 per day to align with revisions to Chapter 172
o A note was added under livestock fees that reimbursements for losses will be in accordance with State statute and at current market value
o Under municipal contract fees, a $50 fee for disposal of a cat picked up at a municipal location was added to reflect transportation costs
o The fee for failure to confine a biting animal after notification was increased from $100 to $500 to incentivize compliance
o The fee for failure to sterilize a dog or cat after notification was increased from $100 to $500 to incentivize compliance
o A fee of $50 was added for failure to microchip a biting dog or cat released from confinement and rabies observation
These proposed revisions were reviewed and approved by the Environmental Health Advisory Committee at their February 17, 2025 meeting. A public hearing was held on March 5, 2025, and emailed comments and minutes from the hearing are attached.
Suggested Motion
To approve the revisions to Lake County Health Department Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule as proposed.