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Committee advances bill letting municipalities recover certified-mail cost for unlicensed-dog forfeiture
Summary
The Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 86-FN-L, which would let towns recover certified-mail costs tied to civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs. A public commenter urged against the change; lawmakers said fees are intended to be self-sustaining.
The Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted by voice to advance House Bill 86-FN-L, a bill that would allow municipalities to recover the certified-mail cost when civilly forfeiting unlicensed dogs.
The bill, introduced to the committee as having previously passed the House municipal and county government committee 18-0 and amended on the House floor, would raise the recoverable “cost of services” for unlicensed-dog forfeiture to…
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