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15 11 2. Meeting minutes /summary from subcommittee meeting that took place on July 5, 2012 were accepted and approved. 3. Legislation Review by Aviva, Iris, and Bob: A. North Carolina Local Counties: i. Guilford County. No mandatory sterilization of reclaimed animals. Microchip implantation mandatory ($10). Impound fees: $20 first offense, animal spayed or neutered (SIN), $30 if not SIN. Impound fee for 2nd offense $45, 3rd offense $85, 4th offense $110. Boarding fee $5/day. ii. Forsythe County Animal Control. No mandatory sterilization of reclaimed animals. Microchip implantation mandatory ($12). Redemption fee: 1st offense $30, 2nd offense $40, 3rd offense $50. Boarding fee $12/day for dogs, $10lday for cats. iii Wake County. No mandatory sterilization of reclaimed animals. Microchip implantation not required. Redemption fee: 1st offense $50, 2nd offense $75, 3rd offense $150. Boarding fee $8/day for dogs, $6/day for cats. iv. Durham APS. No mandatory sterilization of reclaimed animals. Microchip implantation encouraged but not required. Redemption fee: 1 st offense: $25, 2nd offense $60, third offense $95. Boarding fee $8/day for dogs, $2/day for cats. v. Chatham County. No mandatory sterilization of reclaimed animals. Microchip implantation: information pending. Redemption fee: 1 st offense $25, 2nd offense $50, 3rd offense $75. Boarding fee $8/day for dogs, unknown for cats. Citation for stray pet is $50. B. Outside of Local Area: i. Asheville/Buncombe County. The county has an ordinance that states all owned animals must be SIN unless a permit has been purchased for $100, which is good for the life of the animal. Microchip implantation mandatory ($10 for city /county). Redemption fees: 60.00 city, $25.00 county. ii. Boulder, CO. No mandatory sterilization of reclaimed animals. Redemption fee is $45. Boarding fee $15/day. Financial incentives offered for SIN (e.g., fee waivers). ill. Select Regulatory Review of Animal Welfare Organizations by Bob (see attached document). Of note is that the State of Arizona; the State of Illinois; City of Wichita, IBS; City of Albuquerque, NM; City /County of Charleston, SC have mandatory sterilization laws in place for animals found running at large prior to reclamation by owner. State of Illinois; State of Utah; City of Idaho Falls, ID; Jefferson County, MO have ordinances that require sterilization of animals impounded twice. There are also numerous cities, counties, and states listed which require that all reclaimed animals be microchipped prior to return to owner. 4. Summary of Limited Data Search by Lynn (see attached document): A. Microchip data. Lord LIB, Ingwersen W, Gray JL, Wintz DJ. Characterization of animals with microchips entering, animal shelters. J Am Vet .N ed Asso 2009;235 :160 -167. 7,704 microchipped animals entering 53 animal shelters between 812007 and 312008 were assessed. Of these, 4, 083 (53 %) were strays. Return to owner (RTO) rate for dogs: overall dogs 22 %, microchipped dogs 50 %. RTO for cats: cats overall 2 %, cats with microchips 39 %. Owners of SIN animals were 1.8 times as likely to be found as compared to owners of sexually intact animals. Stray animals with microchips accounted for a median of 1.8% (range, 0% to 20.6 %) of the total strays for each shelter. The highest percentage of owners were found through the use of information in the animal shelter databases. B. Mandatory Spay/Neuter Programs for Stray Dogs and Cats i. ASPCA position Statement on Mandatory Spay/Neuter Laws (no date posted). Research indicates that per capita shelter intake and euthanasia rate declines are due to