SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED - DECEMBER 11, 2001

Agenda Item No. 28

Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE LICENSE FEES WITHIN THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE

RESOLUTION #01-378

WHEREAS, the dog licensing and vaccination requirements of the State of Michigan set forth in Act 339 of the Public Acts of 1919, being sections 287.261 - 287.293 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, (MSA Sections 12.511 - 12.543), have been amended by Act 390 of the Public Acts of 1998; and

WHEREAS, to enhance customer satisfaction the need to provide a monthly fee for dog licenses for a period less than one year exist because of early renewal of rabies vaccinations; and

WHEREAS, the issuance of licenses under a monthly fee would improve compliance with the ordinance and assist the public in the conversion to the year round licensing; and

WHEREAS, Act 390 of the Public Acts of 1998 at Section 5 allows the county board of commissioners to set license fees and that the license fee may be set higher for a delinquent application than for a timely application; and

WHEREAS, the County Treasurer desires to streamline the licensing process and enhance public compliance.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Article IV Licensing and Vaccination, of the Ingham County Animal Control Ordinance, Section 4 (a) & (e) be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:

Section 4.

(a) The annual fee for licenses acquired on or before the last day of the anniversary month of a dog's current rabies vaccination for male or female dogs four (4) months of age or over that are not surgically sterilized shall be $18.00 per year, or $2.00 per month if the vaccination anniversary date is less than 8 months away. The annual fee for licenses acquired during said period for surgically sterilized male or female dogs four (4) months of age or over shall be $10.00 per year, or $1.00 per month if the vaccination anniversary date is less than 9 months away.

(d) The license fee for any dog for which a license has not been obtained in accordance with Article IV, Section 4(a) and (b) shall be considered delinquent and the fee for acquiring a license for such dogs shall be twice the normal annual license fee of $10.00 or $18.00.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Article IV Licensing and Vaccination, of the Ingham County Animal Control Ordinance, Section 6 is hereby deleted.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the remainder of the Ingham County Animal Control Ordinance and the fees of the Ingham County Animal Control Department and the Ingham County Treasurer, as amended, shall remain unchanged.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to take all required action to have this Ordinance Amendment published, as required by state statute, before December 31, 2001.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Ordinance Amendment shall become effective on the 1^st day of January 2002.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Lynch, Krause, Schafer, Severino, Stid, De Leon, Dedden

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/29/01 (Law & Courts approved a similar version).

FINANCE: The Finance Committee will meet on 12/10/01