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Board raises animal‑service and price‑verification fees, keeping hardship waivers and some free services
Summary
After a public hearing, the Board approved updates to the Consumer & Environmental Protection Agency fee schedule including higher spay/neuter rates for private owners and increased inspection fees for price‑verification systems, with waivers for hardship and continued free community cat sterilizations.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted an adjustment to several Consumer & Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) fees to bring rates closer to cost recovery.
SEPA staff explained the changes during a public hearing and said the increases were prompted by rising program costs and a long delay — about 14 years — in updating some…
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