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Advisory board previews fee schedule changes, questions rabies quarantine charges
Summary
Board members reviewed proposed ordinance-based fee schedule changes: staff proposed raising daily care and owner-surrender fees and flagged a $200 rabies quarantine charge that some members said may be too low compared with other jurisdictions. Staff noted the ordinance permits manager or city-manager fee waivers for indigent residents.
The Joshua Animal Control Advisory Board considered a preview of proposed ordinance changes to the city’s animal-control fee schedule and discussed rabies quarantine and owner-surrender charges.
Shelter staff (S3) told the board the current impound fee is $20 for the first day and $10 per day thereafter and said the shelter performs a 10-day rabies quarantine for a $200 fee. S3 argued the average cost of care in a shelter environment can be significantly higher and…
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