ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

AGENDA ITEM NO. 41

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE LICENSE TERMS AND SET FEES FOR AN OWNER OPTIONAL THREE-YEAR DOG LICENSE WITHIN THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE

RESOLUTION #03-241

WHEREAS, the dog licensing and vaccination requirements of the State of Michigan set forth in Act 339 of the Public Acts of 1919, being sections 287.261 - 287.293 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, (MSA Sections 12.511 - 12.543), have been amended by Act 390 of the Public Acts of 1998; and

WHEREAS, to meet the needs and request of Ingham County dog owners and improve customer convenience and compliance a three-year dog licenses option is beneficial; and

WHEREAS, the amended Act 339 of the Public Acts of 1919 at Section 6(3) (f) allows the county board of commissioners to establish a licensing regime that allows, at the owner's option, the application for a license every year or every third year, by the last day of the month of the dog's current rabies vaccination, as the chosen rabies vaccination may allow; and

WHEREAS, the County Treasurer desires to further improve the licensing process and enhance public compliance.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Article IV Licensing and Vaccination, Section 2 & 4 (a) be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:

Section 2.

The owner of any dog four (4) months old or over, shall apply either annually or every third year to the county . . .

Section 4.

(a) The annual fee for licenses acquired on or before the last day of the anniversary month of a dog's current rabies vaccination for male or female dogs four (4) months of age or over that are not surgically sterilized shall be $20.00. The annual fee for licenses acquired during said period for surgically sterilized male or female dogs four (4) months of age or over shall be $12.00. The three-year license fee shall be $54.00 and $30.00 respectively. No fee refunds or license transfers are to be allowed.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the remainder of the Ingham County Animal Control Ordinance and the fees of the Ingham County Animal Control Department and the Ingham County Treasurer, as amended, shall remain unchanged.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to take all required action to have this Ordinance Amendment published, as required by state statute.

ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

AGENDA ITEM NO. 41

RESOLUTION #03-241

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Ordinance Amendment shall become effective on the 1^st day of December 2003.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: De Leon, Schor, Grebner, Schafer, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Stid Approved 9/11/03

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Swope, Hertel, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Dedden Approved 9/17/03