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Iroquois County health committee debates higher animal-control fees, schedules follow-up meeting
Summary
The Iroquois County Health Committee spent most of its Nov. 4 meeting reviewing a proposed animal-control fee schedule that would raise impound fees, add escalating fines for repeat offenses and increase relinquishment charges to recoup county costs.
The Iroquois County Health Committee spent most of its Nov. 4 meeting reviewing a proposed animal-control fee schedule that would raise impound fees, add escalating fines for repeat offenses and increase relinquishment charges to recoup county costs.
Committee members discussed an initial impound fee increase to $100 with stepped amounts of $150, $300 and $500 for multiple offenses. Staff and committee members said increased fees are intended to cover mileage and daily staffing costs and to discourage repeat impounds. "There needs to…
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