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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />August 26, 1999 <br /> <br />Board of Health Minutes <br />Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 3 August 26, 1999 <br /> <br />gripping, injuring, piercing, or severing any body part, or that attempt to kill by drowning. <br />Questions were raised regarding financial impact to trappers and Pat Sanford of the APS <br />responded that there were only three trappers in Orange County that would lose approximately <br />$300 per season. <br /> <br />The motion to forward the proposed ordinance revision regarding Inhumane Traps to the <br />Board of County Commissioners was made by Ron Cammarata, seconded by Rick <br />Marinshaw and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />B. ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION AND BOARDING FEES <br />Included in the Board packet was a request to raise shelter adoption and boarding fees. <br />Adoption fees have not increased in 10 years. It costs the shelter, and therefore the County, <br />more than the current fee amount to keep and prepare the animal for adoption. This is largely <br />due to veterinary services the animal receives at the shelter before it goes to its new home. The <br />proposed fee increase is for $99 for dogs and $75 for cats. Included in the fee increase for <br />adopting was a $15 charge for microchipping cats and dogs to enable them to be traced to <br />owners if picked up. <br /> <br />The motion to forward the proposal to raise Shelter Adoption and Board Fees to the <br />Board of County Commissioners was made by Barbara Chavious , seconded by Ron <br />Cammarata and carried without dissent <br /> <br />C. ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR APPOINTMENTS <br />Included in the Board packet was a nomination of two APS employees as 19A County- <br />Appointed Cruelty Investigators for 1999-2000. Since September 1994, the Board of <br />Commissioners has each year appointed or reappointed an employee or employees of the APS <br />to act as County-Appointed Cruelty Investigators under Chapter 19A, a law which provides a <br />civil remedy for cruelty to animals. <br /> <br />The motion to forward the Animal Cruelty Investigator Appointments to the Board of <br />County Commissioners made by Ron Cammarata, seconded by Jonathan Klein and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br />D. CONSERVATOR’S CENTER, INC. <br />Board of Health members received information in the Board packet regarding the request by <br />Conservators’ Center, Inc. to establish their operation and pursue their mission in Orange <br />County. Included in the information was the Orange County Ordinance prohibiting the keeping <br />of wild and dangerous animals, a statement from Conservators’ Center, Inc., and related agency <br />information provided by the Conservators’ Center, Inc. Conservators’ Center, Inc. proposes to <br />establish a breeding facility in Orange County for the purpose of breeding wild feline species <br />native to other countries so that the offspring may then be reintroduced to their native habitats in <br />those countries in order to prevent their extinction in their natural environment. Conservators’ <br />Center, Inc. does not propose to be a holding facility for wild animals. Its mission is to preserve <br />the species in its natural environment through captive breeding and reintroduction. <br />Conservators’ Center, Inc. proposes security arrangements that safeguard the people of Orange <br />County by meeting or exceeding the county ordinance standards for primary and secondary <br />enclosures. Conservators’ Center, Inc. seeks to be regulated and inspected by relevant <br />authorities including USDA and Orange County Animal Control.