HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - survey of other city animal shelter charges ^o Honorable Mayor and Members of Council DATE August 7, 1973
FROM J. R. Castner, City Manager
SUBJECT -
At the last Council meeting you asked that a survey be made as to what other cities
do in regard to the animal shelter charges. As a result of an investigation with both
Des Moines and Marshalltown, which run comparable operations as we will be operating
with the opening of our Shelter, it is our recommendation that the service fees as
outlined on page 2 of the draft of the ordinance be amended as follows:
Release of impounded dog $5.0( ' first offense; $10.00, second offense;
$15.00, third offense.
Board per dog per day $1.5� (no change).
Board per cat per day $1.00 (no change).
Adoption fee for dog $5.00
Putting dog to sleep $5.00
Putting cat to sleep $2.50 (no change).
Keeping a litter of kittens or
pups up to 7 days in anticipation
of adoption $1.00 per day per animal (no change)
Rabies vaccine given at Shelter $5.00 per animal (no change)
Distemper vaccine administered
at Shelter for dog $7. 50 (no chance)
Distemper vaccine administered
at Shelter for cat $2.50 (no change)
We would like to recommend two additional fees on the ordinance:
Adoption fee for puppy up to
6 months of age $3.00
Adoption fee for cat $2.00
JRC/hw
cc: G. W. Rieke, John Klaus
Rex Taylor