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336 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No.41% Meeting Date: OCTOBER 5, 1987 SUBJECT: ANIMAL CONTROL LICENSING FEES DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: MANAGERS 1987 TAX LISTING ABSTRACT OFFICE,X501 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider differential licensin establishing a new fee schedule. g for dogs and cats and BACKGROUND: The Animal Control Task Force recommended a more restrictive animal control ordinance and differential licensing for cats and dogs. The Task Force also that licensing would encourage licensing for note classifications iof cats and dogs. On July 6, 1987 the Board approved animal control fees of $5. 00 for do s ayd/n(spayed/neutered unspayed/unneutered) and referred the matter to the Board of Health. On September 24, the Board of Health reviewed the matter and recommend the following to the Board of Commissioners. (1) Differential licensing for dogs and cats; (2) License fee of $5. 00 for spayed and neutered dogs and a $25. 00 fee for unspayed or unneutered dogs; and (3) License fee of $2. 00 for spayed and neutered cats and a $10. 00 fee for unspayed or unneutered cats. If differential licensing is approved, we will need to modif the County 1988 Real and Personal Pro ert g P Abstract. An abstract is attached as a point y fax erenc e, section D identifies dogs. The deadline onincorporatingnany change to that form is October 15,1987. In addition, to stimulate responsible pet ownership by those residents who want to have their cannot afford to, a low cost s apets neutered or spayed, but mended by the Task Force. p y/neuter program is recom- RECOMMENDATION(5) : Approve Health Board recommendation.