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Staff explain animal impound fees and shelter costs; small number of owners paid higher court-ordered fee last year
Summary
Staff outlined the city’s impound and shelter-cost charges, explained the five-business-day hearing window and said eight citizens paid a court-ordered $256 charge in 2024; shelter daily costs are charged separately by the nonprofit shelter.
City staff briefed the committee on impound fees and related shelter charges and explained how ownership and recovery processes work under state law and local practice.
The committee discussed the difference between the city’s impound fee and shelter daily costs. Staff said that the city-collected impound fee of roughly $2.65 is distinct from a shelter’s daily care charge, which is imposed by the nonprofit shelter and…
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