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Davis County amends animal-services fee ordinance after rabies lab increase
Summary
County commissioners approved an amendment to Davis County Code (Title 6, Chapter 32, Section 010) to update animal services fees after the state lab increased the rabies test charge from $95 to $180; commissioners previously raised adoption and bite-related fees.
Davis County commissioners approved an ordinance amending Title 6, Chapter 32, Section 010 of the Davis County Code to revise animal-services fees following an increase in the state laboratory's rabies-testing charge.
An Animal Care representative told the board the state lab fee for rabies testing increased from $95 to $180 and that the county does not control that charge because the testing is contracted out. The representative also confirmed the county raised certain fees last year, including higher charges for dog bites and animal-versus-animal incidents and increased adoption fees to align with other shelters.
The change: the ordinance updates fee language and schedule to reflect the higher state lab rabies-testing fee. Commissioner discussion noted prior fee increases across animal-care categories. Speaker 5 moved approval of item 2 and Speaker 1 seconded; the commission approved the ordinance by voice vote.
What this means: the county will collect the higher pass-through cost for state rabies testing and has already adjusted other animal-care fees in recent years. The ordinance and fee schedule amendment were approved during the meeting.
Next steps: county staff will update public-facing fee schedules and apply the new test fee in applicable animal-care cases.
