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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
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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 Environm...
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