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Iroquois County panel approves new animal-control fee schedule, forwards intergovernmental agreement pending legal review
Summary
The Iroquois County Health Committee voted to approve a revised animal-control fee schedule and to forward an intergovernmental agreement with the schedule attached to the full county board, pending the state's attorney's review. The changes set new fines and daily boarding costs and remove barking penalties from the county schedule.
The Iroquois County Health Committee voted to adopt a revised animal-control fee schedule and to forward an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the schedule attached to the full county board, pending review by the state's attorney. The committee approved the measure in a roll-call vote with affirmative responses from Munsterman, Hughes, Carr, Grant and Crow.
Committee members said the revisions are intended to align enforcement costs with the department's actual expenses and to clarify which fines must remain tied to Illinois law. "We are going out there and giving you a ticket because your dog has made some money and you didn't find it," a committee member said during the discussion as the group reviewed options for punitive and cost-recovery fines.
Why it matters: The fee schedule determines what…
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